testudinal

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testudinal

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

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, or relating to, tortoises.
  2. not comparable Resembling a tortoise. ‘Your nightclubs. What do you say?’ He blinked slowly, like a tortoise. The clubs were worth twice that, at least. Another testudinal blink from Azzopardi.

Similar: testudinarious, testudinate

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adjective

Similar: testudinarious, testudinate

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"testudinal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/testudinal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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testudinal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/testudinal

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"testudinal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/testudinal.

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@misc{testudinal_2026,
  title = {testudinal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/testudinal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}