tortoiseshell-cat

1. 1.

   a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings

   Synonymstortoiseshellcalico cat

   Broaderdomestic cat

Questions about tortoiseshell-cat

What does tortoiseshell-cat mean?

tortoiseshell-cat means "a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings".

How many syllables are in tortoiseshell-cat?

tortoiseshell-cat has 5 syllables: tor-toi-se-shell--cat. The stress falls on "se".

What is another word for tortoiseshell-cat?

Close synonyms include tortoiseshell, calico cat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.