Definition of Tortoiseshell butterfly

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tortoiseshell butterfly

Noun
1. brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
(synonym) tortoiseshell
(hypernym) nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly
(member-holonym) Nymphalis, genus Nymphalis

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Tortoiseshell butterfly Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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tortoiseshell butterfly

tortoiseshell butterfly
n : brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles [syn: tortoiseshell]