Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tortoiseshell_butterfly

1 sense of tortoiseshell butterfly

Sense 1
tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell butterfly -- (brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles)
       => nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly -- (medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast)