Tortoiseshell is a material produced from the shells of species of tortoise and turtle, mainly the hawksbill sea turtle.
Tortoiseshell or tortoise shell may also refer to:
- Turtle shell, the shell of a turtle or tortoise
- Tortoiseshell cat, a cat coat coloring
- Tortoiseshell butterflies, brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae) in the genera Aglais and
- "Tortoiseshell", a song by The Boo Radleys which appeared on their EP Every Heaven
See also
- Small tortoiseshell, a colourful Eurasian butterfly in the family Nymphalidae
- Tortoise (disambiguation)
- Turtle (disambiguation)
- Shell (disambiguation)
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