tortoiseshell butterfly brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
tortoiseshell turtle pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak
superfluous more than is needed, desired, or required
tortoiseshell-cat a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
hairstreak butterfly small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
tortoiseshell the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
pierid butterfly any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs
Dryopteris thelypteris fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places
danaid butterfly large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
Parathelypteris terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North America
soft-shelled turtle voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites
ringlet butterfly any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae
monarch butterfly large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
four-footed butterfly medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
brush-footed butterfly medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
tortoise plant South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles British colonial administrator who founded Singapore
genus Thelypteris marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae
Macrothelypteris medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia to Polynesia and Australia; naturalized in Americas
mourning cloak butterfly of temperate regions