testudinateadj.n.
/tɛˈstjuːdɪnət/ A. adj.
1. Formed like a testudo; arched, vaulted.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > [adjective] > like vault or dome
coping1601
oversiling1632
concamerated1666
vaulted1681
testudinated1727
domed1775
testudinal1823
testudinate1847
testudo-shaped1875
1847 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.
2. Of or pertaining to tortoises.
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the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [adjective] > relating to tortoise
testudinate1851
testudineal1891
1851 W. J. Broderip Leaves Note-bk. of Naturalist x, in Littell's Living Age 18 Oct. 118/1 The various modifications of testudinate life.
B. n.
A tortoise.
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the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > member of
snaila1387
testudo?1527
chelonian1828
testudinian1854
testudinate1880
cheloniad1881
1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. IV. 454 Cope..enumerates.. 13 sea-saurians, 48 testudinates, and 50 sea serpents.
Derivatives
teˈstudinated adj. = sense A. 1 above.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > [adjective] > like vault or dome
coping1601
oversiling1632
concamerated1666
vaulted1681
testudinated1727
domed1775
testudinal1823
testudinate1847
testudo-shaped1875
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Testudinated,..vaulted, made like the Shell of a Tortoise.
1822 E. Nathan Langreath II. 267 Smoky ceiling, testudinated with cobwebs.
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