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testudinal

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

adjective

  1. pertaining to or resembling a tortoise or tortoise shell.


testudinal

/ tɛˈstjuËdɪˌərɪ; tɛˈstjuËdɪnÉ™l /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a tortoise or turtle or the shell of either of these animals
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of testudinal1

1815–25; < Latin ³Ù±ð²õ³ÙÅ«»å¾±²Ô- (stem of ³Ù±ð²õ³ÙÅ«»åÅ ) tortoise ( testudo ) + -al 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of testudinal1

C19: from Latin testudo
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Once Mrs. Buckland found herself being shaken awake in the middle of the night, her husband crying in excitement: "My dear, I believe that Cheirotherium’s footsteps are undoubtedly testudinal."

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Testudinal, tes-tū′din-al, adj. relating to, or resembling, the tortoise.—adjs.

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