testacean

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adjective

Covered with or having a shell.

OriginLatin testaceus →
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Meanings

adjectivetestacean (comparative more testacean, superlative most testacean)

comparative more testacean · superlative most testacean

  1. Covered with or having a shell.
nountestacean (plural testaceans)

plural testaceans

  1. obsoletebiologyOne of the rhizopods in the former grouping Testacea.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
testate

Origin

  1. Latintestaceus“having a shell”
  2. Englishtestacean

From Latin testaceus (“having a shell”) + -an.

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APA

testacean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testacean

MLA

“testacean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testacean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “testacean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testacean.

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