Definition of testudinal
:of, relating to, or resembling a tortoise or tortoise shell
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testudinal
adjective
tes·tu·di·nal
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(ˈ)te¦st(y)üdᵊnəl
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variants:
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testudinarious
\(¦)te¦st(y)üdᵊn¦a(a)rēəs\
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Origin and Etymology of testudinal
testudinal from Latin testudin-, testudo tortoise + English -al; testudinàrious from Latin testudin-, testudo + English -arious (as in arbitrarious)
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