testudinate

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adjective

Of, like or relating to a tortoise.

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testudinaltestudinarious
OriginLatin testūdin- →
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Meanings

testudinate1

adjectivetestudinate (comparative more testudinate, superlative most testudinate)

comparative more testudinate · superlative most testudinate

  1. Of, like or relating to a tortoise.

    2003: Fans of the testudinate pace and art-house vibe of writer-director Sally Potter — editorial review of the DVD The Man Who Cried, http://amazon.com

  2. Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure; arched; vaulted.

testudinate2

nountestudinate (plural testudinates)

plural testudinates

  1. A turtle.

    Cope..enumerates.. 13 sea-saurians, 48 testudinates, and 50 sea serpents.

    1880, Library of Universal Knowledge, volume IV. 454

Synonyms & antonyms

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testudinaltestudinarious
Also see
testudinal

Origin

testudinate · adjective

  1. Latintestūdō
  2. Latintestūdin-
  3. Englishtestudinate

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

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testudinate · noun

  1. Latintestūdō
  2. Latintestūdin-
  3. Englishtestudinate

From a substantivation of the above adjective. Equivalent toLatin testūdin- + -ate, from oblique stem of Latin testūdō, from testa.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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