tortoise shell

noun

The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material.

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Meanings

nountortoise shell (plural tortoise shells)

plural tortoise shells

  1. The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of tortoiseshell.

Translations

Ancient Greek χελώνιον
  • χελώνιον (khelṓnion)shell of a tortoise
Chinese Mandarin 龜殼 /龟壳, 龜甲 /龟甲
  • 龜殼 /龟壳 (guīké)shell of a tortoise
  • 龜甲 /龟甲 (guījiǎ)shell of a tortoise
Finnish kilpikonnankuori
  • kilpikonnankuorishell of a tortoise
German Schildkrötenpanzer
  • Schildkrötenpanzershell of a tortoise
Hungarian teknő
  • teknőshell of a tortoise
Japanese 亀甲
  • 亀甲 (kikkō)shell of a tortoise
Korean 귀각
  • 귀각 (gwigak)shell of a tortoise
Polish szylkret
  • szylkretshell of a tortoise
Russian па́нцирь черепа́хи
  • па́нцирь черепа́хи (páncirʹ čerepáxi)shell of a tortoise
Spanish caparazón de tortuga
  • caparazón de tortugashell of a tortoise
Tagalog kala
  • kalashell of a tortoise
Vietnamese mai rùa
  • mai rùashell of a tortoise
Cite this entry
APA

tortoise shell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortoise%20shell

MLA

“tortoise shell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortoise%20shell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tortoise shell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortoise%20shell.

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