testudinal

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adjective

Of, or relating to, tortoises.

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testudinarioustestudinate
OriginLatin testūdin- →
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Meanings

adjectivetestudinal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, or relating to, tortoises.
  2. not comparableResembling a tortoise.

    ‘Your nightclubs. What do you say?’ He blinked slowly, like a tortoise. The clubs were worth twice that, at least. Another testudinal blink from Azzopardi.

    2022, Kate Atkinson, Shrines of Gaiety, Doubleday, page 121

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
testudinarioustestudinate
Also see
testudinate

Origin

  1. Latintestūdō
  2. Latintestūdin-
  3. Englishtestudinal

From Latin testūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin testūdō, from testa.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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