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testudinate¹

Where it comes from

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

adjective more testudinate · most testudinate

  1. Of, like or relating to a tortoise. 2003: Fans of the testudinate pace and art-house vibe of writer-director Sally Potter — editorial review of the DVD The Man Who Cried, http://amazon.com
  2. Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure; arched; vaulted.

Similar: testudinal, testudinarious

testudinate²

Where it comes from

From a substantivation of the above adjective. Equivalent toLatin testūdin- + -ate, from oblique stem of Latin testūdō, from testa.

noun testudinates

  1. A turtle. Cope..enumerates.. 13 sea-saurians, 48 testudinates, and 50 sea serpents.

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Similar: testudinal, testudinarious

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

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

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

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@misc{testudinate_2026,
  title = {testudinate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/testudinate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}