testaceous

[ te-stey-shuhs ]

/ tɛˈsteɪ ʃəs /

adjective

of, relating to, or derived from shells.

having a test or shell-like covering.

of a brick-red, brownish-red, or brownish-yellow color.

Origin of testaceous

1640–50; <Latin testāceus shell-covered, equivalent to test(a) (see test²) + -āceus-aceous

Words nearby testaceous

tessitura, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, test, testa, testacean, testaceous, test act, testacy, testalgia, testament, testamentary

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Example sentences from the Web for testaceous

Down, Ireland in which he found upwards of fifty small crabs, and other testaceous and crustaceous animals.
Natural History in Anecdote|Various
Fore wings with an upright, straight, testaceous exterior band, which does not extend to the interior border.
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3|Various
The Limax, or common garden slug, which has a testaceous shield beneath its mantle, is an instance of this.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby
The testaceous appendage of the Coriocella is now well known to naturalists.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby

Birds of many kinds are abundant, as are fishes and testaceous animals.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2|Maria R. Audubon

British Dictionary definitions for testaceous

testaceous

/ (tɛˈsteɪʃəs) /

adjective biology

of, relating to, or possessing a test or testa

of the reddish-brown colour of terra cotta

Word Origin for testaceous

C17: from Latin testācens, from testa

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单词	testaceous
释义	testaceous [ te-stey-shuhs ] / tɛˈsteɪ ʃəs / adjective of, relating to, or derived from shells. having a test or shell-like covering. of a brick-red, brownish-red, or brownish-yellow color. Origin of testaceous 1640–50; <Latin testāceus shell-covered, equivalent to test(a) (see test²) + -āceus-aceous Words nearby testaceous tessitura, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, test, testa, testacean, testaceous, test act, testacy, testalgia, testament, testamentary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for testaceous Down, Ireland in which he found upwards of fifty small crabs, and other testaceous and crustaceous animals. Natural History in Anecdote\|Various Fore wings with an upright, straight, testaceous exterior band, which does not extend to the interior border. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3\|Various The Limax, or common garden slug, which has a testaceous shield beneath its mantle, is an instance of this. A Conchological Manual\|George Brettingham Sowerby The testaceous appendage of the Coriocella is now well known to naturalists. A Conchological Manual\|George Brettingham Sowerby Birds of many kinds are abundant, as are fishes and testaceous animals. Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2\|Maria R. Audubon British Dictionary definitions for testaceous testaceous / (tɛˈsteɪʃəs) / adjective biology of, relating to, or possessing a test or testa of the reddish-brown colour of terra cotta Word Origin for testaceous C17: from Latin testācens, from testa Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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