testacea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various shellfish, especially those of the obsolete orders Vermes or Acephala, or the suborder Thecosomata.
noun
  1. A testaceous substance, something made of shell or shell-like material.

Word forms

testacea

Etymology

From Latin testāceus (“covered with a shell”).

Related words

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