"testacea" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin testāceus (“covered with a shell”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|testāceus|gloss=covered with a shell}} Latin testāceus (“covered with a shell”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} testacea pl (plural only)
  1. (biology, obsolete) Any of various shellfish, especially those of the obsolete orders Vermes or Acephala, or the suborder Thecosomata. Tags: obsolete, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-testacea-en-noun-PsQ4wOlw Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Noun

Etymology: From Latin testāceus (“covered with a shell”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|testāceus|gloss=covered with a shell}} Latin testāceus (“covered with a shell”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} testacea (uncountable)
  1. (rare, obsolete) A testaceous substance, something made of shell or shell-like material. Tags: obsolete, rare, uncountable Related terms: Testacea [Translingual]
    Sense id: en-testacea-en-noun-YgbDgDBq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 41 59

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