testudineous

adj — 2 senses

testudineous

adj

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

1

Characteristic of a tortoise, or the shell of a tortoise.

2

As slow as a tortoise.

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