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testudinal

[ te-stood-n-l, -styood- ]
/ tɛˈstud n l, -ˈstyud- /
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adjective

pertaining to or resembling a tortoise or tortoise shell.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. testitis,
  2. teston,
  3. testone,
  4. testoon,
  5. testosterone,
  6. testudinate,
  7. testudo,
  8. testy,
  9. tet,
  10. tet offensive
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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British Dictionary definitions for testudinal

testudinal

testudinary (tɛˈstjuːdɪˌərɪ)

/ (tɛˈstjuːdɪnəl) /

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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