testudinarious

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UK/ˌtɛsˌtjuːdɪˈnɛəɹi.əs/US/ˌtɛsˌtjudəˈnɛɹi.əs/

adjective

Resembling or pertaining to the shell of a tortoise.

OriginLatin testūdin- →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectivetestudinarious (comparative more testudinarious, superlative most testudinarious)

comparative more testudinarious · superlative most testudinarious

  1. biologyResembling or pertaining to the shell of a tortoise.

    But the mists had not managed to suck from them their testudinarious colours.

    2011, Angela Huth, Sun Child
  2. raretortoise-like

    at times the watching throng of newspersons and police became decidedly impatient with our testudinarious pace

    1984, Ted A. Rathbun, Jane E. Buistra, Human Identification: Case Studies in Forensic Anthropology

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
testudinaltestudinate

Origin

  1. Latintestūdō
  2. Latintestūdin-
  3. Englishtestudinarious

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with testudinarious

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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