testudinal

[te-stood-n-l, -styood-]

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adjective

pertaining to or resembling a tortoise or tortoise shell.

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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Related Words for testudinal

tortoise, slowpoke, chelonian, snapper, terrapin, cooter, leatherback, loggerhead, testudinal

British Dictionary definitions for testudinal

testudinal

testudinary (tɛˈstjuːdɪˌərɪ)

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a tortoise or turtle or the shell of either of these animals

Word Origin for testudinal

C19: from Latin testudo

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