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I'm aware. It's also the one the tortoiseshell pattern (in general, not just for cats) is named for. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoiseshell
And frankly, it doesn't particularly matter what OP meant. Doesn't make it correct. Tortoiseshell cat fur is a specific pattern.
This entire argument was me just trying to explain what OP meant. So yes, it matters.
You're an ass. Blocked.
OP used a word with a specific meaning. Someone pointed out that that word doesn't apply here. You come in to say that we're wrong for pointing out that word doesn't apply and keep digging in to say why the word doesn't mean what it means.
One of us is an ass for sure.