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Noun: tortoiseshell butterfly
  1. Brilliantly coloured; larvae feed on nettles
    - tortoiseshell

Derived forms: tortoiseshell butterflies

Type of: brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly

Part of: genus Nymphalis, Nymphalis

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tortfeasor
tort-feasor
torticollis
tortilla
tortilla chip
tortillon
tortious
tortoise
tortoise plant
tortoiseshell
tortoiseshell butterfly
tortoiseshell turtle
tortoiseshell-cat
tortricid
tortricid moth
Tortricidae
tortrix
tortuosity
tortuous
tortuously
tortuousness