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testudinate, a. (n.)|tɛˈstjuːdɪnət|
[ad. late L. testūdināt-us, f. as prec.: see -ate2 2.]
1. Formed like a testudo; arched, vaulted.
1847in Webster.
2. Of or pertaining to tortoises.
1850Broderip Leaves Note-bk. Nat. (1852) 264 The various modifications of testudinate life.
B. n. A tortoise.
1880Libr. Univ. Knowl. (N.Y.) IV. 454 Cope..enumerates.. 13 sea-saurians, 48 testudinates, and 50 sea serpents.
So teˈstudinated ppl. a. = sense 1 above.
1727Bailey vol. II, Testudinated,..vaulted, made like the Shell of a Tortoise. 1822E. Nathan Langreath II. 267 Smoky ceiling, testudinated with cobwebs. |