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testudinous

testudinous is the alternative spelling of testudineous.

Meaning of testudineous

Adjective

testudineous (comparative more testudineous, superlative most testudineous)

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

Forms of testudinous

comparativemore testudinous
superlativemost testudinous

Origin of testudinous

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

Questions about testudinous

What is testudinous the alternative spelling of?
Testudinous is the alternative spelling of testudineous.

Words near testudinous in the dictionary

  1. testudines
  2. testudinid
  3. testudinids
  4. testudinoid
  5. testudinoids
  6. testudinous
  7. testudo
  8. testudoes
  9. testudos
  10. testule
  11. testules

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