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How to pronounce “tortoise shell”
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Pronunciation guide for tortoise shell
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tortoise shell with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods
- Definition summary
- The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material.
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How to pronounce tortoise shell
The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods

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A Deep Dive Into “tortoise shell”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material.
- Alternative form of tortoiseshell.
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