English Explanatory Dictionary

testudinate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, like or relating to a tortoise.
  2. Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure; arched; vaulted.
noun
  1. A turtle.

Word forms

testudinate more testudinate most testudinate testudinates

Etymology

From Late Latin testūdinātus (“arched, vaulted”). By surface analysis, Latin testūdō (testūdin- in compounds) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Synonyms

testudinal testudinarious

Related words

potamian thalassian
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