testaceous
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or derived from shells.
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having a test or shell-like covering.
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of a brick-red, brownish-red, or brownish-yellow color.
adjective
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of, relating to, or possessing a test or testa
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of the reddish-brown colour of terra cotta
Etymology
Origin of testaceous
1640–50; < Latin testāceus shell-covered, equivalent to test ( a ) ( see test 2) + -āceus -aceous
Example Sentences
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The legs reddish-yellow, with the coxæ and base of the femora black; the wings hyaline; the tegulæ yellow, the nervures pale testaceous.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Abdomen ochraceous, black at the tip; femora testaceous at the base; halteres testaceous.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
True, the guests knew it not; I mean those who did not wear testaceous armour: the gentlemen in the coats of mail knew very well what they were about.
From Rattlin the Reefer by Marryat, Frederick
Down, Ireland in which he found upwards of fifty small crabs, and other testaceous and crustaceous animals.
From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various
It has been found that the waters in the most distant parts of the globe were inhabited at the same epochs by testaceous animals corresponding, at least in generic character, with European fossils.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
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