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testudinal

[te-stood-n-l, -styood-]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to or resembling a tortoise or tortoise shell.
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Also tes·tu·di·nar·i·an [te-stood-n-air-ee-uh n, -styood-] /tɛˌstud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌstyud-/.

Origin of testudinal

1815–25; < Latin testūdin- (stem of testūdō) tortoise (see testudo) + -al1
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testudinal

testudinary (tɛˈstjuːdɪˌərɪ)

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a tortoise or turtle or the shell of either of these animals
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Word Origin

C19: from Latin testudo
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