testudineous

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adjective

Characteristic of a tortoise, or the shell of a tortoise.

OriginLatin testūdin- →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivetestudineous (comparative more testudineous, superlative most testudineous)

comparative more testudineous · superlative most testudineous · alternative testudinous

  1. Characteristic of a tortoise, or the shell of a tortoise.
  2. As slow as a tortoise.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
slow

Origin

  1. Latintestūdō
  2. Latintestūdin-
  3. Englishtestudineous

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

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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