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testudinarious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌtɛsˌtjuːdɪˈnɛəɹi.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌtɛsˌtjudəˈnɛɹi.əs/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Resembling 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. (rare) tortoise-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:

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