Usually means: Colorful butterfly with mosaic pattern.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word tortoiseshell butterfly:

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  1. tortoiseshell butterfly: Merriam-Webster
  2. tortoiseshell butterfly: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. tortoiseshell butterfly: Collins English Dictionary
  4. tortoiseshell butterfly: Vocabulary.com
  5. tortoiseshell butterfly: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. tortoiseshell butterfly: Dictionary.com
  7. tortoiseshell butterfly: Rhymezone
  8. tortoiseshell butterfly: FreeDictionary.org
  9. tortoiseshell butterfly: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. tortoiseshell butterfly: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. tortoiseshell butterfly: Encyclopedia

Definitions from WordNet (tortoiseshell butterfly)

noun:  brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles


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