testudinate

adj

Meaning

Of, like or relating to a tortoise.
Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure; arched; vaulted.
A turtle.

Etymology / origin

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

testūdō(la)→
testūdō(la)→
testudinate (English)
Relations: der, der

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