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testudinate

testudinate adjective: of, like or relating to a tortoise.

Adjective

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.

Noun

testudinate (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 of testudinate

Forms of testudinate

Adjective
comparativemore testudinate
superlativemost testudinate
Noun
pluraltestudinates

Origin of testudinate

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

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

Questions about testudinate

What does testudinate mean?
Testudinate means of, like or relating to a tortoise.
What part of speech is testudinate?
Testudinate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near testudinate in the dictionary

  1. tests the waters
  2. testudian
  3. testudians
  4. testudinal
  5. testudinarious
  6. testudinate
  7. testudinated
  8. testudinates
  9. testudinatum
  10. testudine
  11. testudineous

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