noun🔗Shareべっ甲The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc."The antique comb was made of beautiful, polished tortoiseshell. "そのアンティークの櫛は、美しく磨かれたべっ甲でできていた。materialanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareタイマイThe hawksbill turtle."Selling tortoiseshell is illegal in many countries because it harms the endangered hawksbill turtle population. "タイマイの販売は、絶滅危惧種であるタイマイの個体数を傷つけるため、多くの国で違法です。animalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareべっ甲柄の猫A domestic cat (or a rabbit, guinea-pig, etc.) whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings."My neighbor's cat, a beautiful tortoiseshell, loves to sunbathe on the porch. "隣人の猫、美しいべっ甲柄の猫は、ポーチで日光浴をするのが大好きです。animalcolorappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareベニシジミAny of several butterflies, mostly of the genera Nymphalis and Aglais that have similar markings."My daughter pointed out a tortoiseshell fluttering near the garden flowers. "私の娘は、庭の花の近くで羽ばたいているベニシジミを指さしました。animalinsectChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Shareべっ甲製のMade of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle."The antique comb was described as tortoiseshell, meaning it was made from the shell of a sea turtle. "そのアンティークの櫛はべっ甲製と説明され、それはウミガメの甲羅から作られたという意味でした。materialanimalappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Shareべっ甲模様のHaving markings resembling covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle."The cat had tortoiseshell fur, a mix of brown, black, and orange patches. "その猫はべっ甲模様の毛皮をしていて、茶色、黒、オレンジ色の斑点が混ざっていました。appearanceanimalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
