tortoiseshell cat

American  

noun

1. calico cat.

---

Example Sentences

Scanning a database of 188 cat genomes, Barsh’s team found every single orange, calico, and tortoiseshell cat had the exact same mutation.

From Science Magazine

The 67-year-old Amanda, Ohio, resident then does the same for her 5-year-old dilute tortoiseshell cat, Lola-Pearl, who is missing her left hind leg.

From Seattle Times

Little Bit, a recently departed tortoiseshell cat, was similarly obsessed — but with socks.

From Washington Post

At the Yerevan airport last week, Viktoria Poymenova, 22, and her boyfriend, Bulat Mustafin, 24, from the Russian city of Mineralnye Vody, wheeled out a tower of suitcases, bulging backpacks and two small carriers holding their small rescue dog, Mukha, and their tortoiseshell cat, Kisya.

From New York Times

The foundation supports various animal groups and provides a caretaker and home for Emma, a 13-year-old tortoiseshell cat recently diagnosed with diabetes.

From Washington Times