testudinarious meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

testudinarious

adj

UK /ˌtɛsˌtjuːdɪˈnɛəɹi.əs/ · US /ˌtɛsˌtjudəˈnɛɹi.əs/

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

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Resembling or pertaining to the shell of a tortoise.

But the mists had not managed to suck from them their testudinarious colours.2011, Angela Huth, Sun Child:

Rare tortoise-like

at times the watching throng of newspersons and police became decidedly impatient with our testudinarious pace1984, Ted A. Rathbun, Jane E. Buistra, Human Identification: Case Studies in Forensic Anthropology: