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/ˈtɔː(ɹ)təˌʃɛl/ · noun
The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc..
Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze.
Use tortoiseshell when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tortoiseshell means The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc..
Common synonyms include tort, tortie, calico cat, tortoiseshell butterfly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze.
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