tortoiseshell cat

noun

1. calico cat.

Example Sentences

But by day they are as demure and sleepy as the tortoiseshell cat which has taken up its quarters in the dug-out.

From Project Gutenberg

As regards the tortoiseshell cat, there is a distinct variety known to us cat fanciers as the tortoiseshell-tabby.

From Project Gutenberg

There was, about the same time, a tortoiseshell cat at the house of a relative which became much attached to me.

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Between them a tortoiseshell cat purred on the red-tiled floor.

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