tortoiseshell butterfly tortoise-shell butterfly • tortoiseshell-cat · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · tortoiseshell butterfly · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 23 · · Length 7 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles. Synonyms: tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell butterfly. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · tortoiseshell · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 y latin small letter y U+0079