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  2. Guilinggao - Wikipedia

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    Guilinggao. Guilinggao ( Chinese: 龜苓膏; pinyin: Guīlínggāo ), also known as tortoise jelly (though not technically correct) or turtle powder, is a jelly-like Chinese medicine, also sold as a dessert. It was traditionally made from the gao, or paste of the plastron (bottom shell) from the turtle Cuora trifasciata (commonly known as ...

  3. Tortoiseshell - Wikipedia

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    Tortoiseshell or tortoise shell is a material produced from the shells of the larger species of tortoise and turtle, mainly the hawksbill sea turtle, which is a critically endangered species according to the IUCN Red List largely because of its exploitation for this trade. The large size, fine color, and unusual form of the hawksbill's scutes ...

  4. List of culinary herbs and spices - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of culinary herbs and spices. Specifically these are food or drink additives of mostly botanical origin used in nutritionally insignificant quantities for flavoring or coloring . This list does not contain fictional plants such as aglaophotis , or recreational drugs such as tobacco .

  5. Tortoiseshell cat - Wikipedia

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    A short-haired black tortoiseshell cat. Tortoiseshell is a cat coat coloring named for its similarity to tortoiseshell pattern. Like tortoiseshell-and-white or calico cats, tortoiseshell cats are almost exclusively female.

  6. Desert tortoise - Wikipedia

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    The desert tortoise ( Gopherus agassizii) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, and to the Sinaloan thornscrub of northwestern Mexico. [4] G. agassizii is distributed in western Arizona, southeastern California ...

  7. Calico cat - Wikipedia

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    Calico kitty with predominantly-black coloration. A calico cat ( US English) is a domestic cat of any breed with a tri-color coat. The calico cat is most commonly thought of as being 25% to 75% white with large orange and black patches; however, they may have other colors in their patterns. Calicoes are almost exclusively female except under ...

  8. Marginated tortoise - Wikipedia

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    Description. The marginated tortoise is the largest European tortoise, reaching a weight of up to 5 kg (11 lb) and a length of 35 cm (14 in). Its shell is oblong and has a notable thickness around the middle of the body. The posterior end of the shell has a saw-like formation, flanged outward like a bell.

  9. Ombré is passé - Beyoncé's hair colorist explains tortoise ...

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    It's called Ecaille, or tortoise shell in French. The technique is a slightly darker version of your natural hair color paired with golden hi-lights and bursts of shine.