"testudinal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Latin testūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin testūdō, from testa. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|testūdō|testūdin-}} Latin testūdin-, {{suf|en|-al}} -al, {{der|en|la|testūdō}} Latin testūdō Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} testudinal (not comparable)
  1. Of, or relating to, tortoises. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-testudinal-en-adj-C-Z3ehX0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. Resembling a tortoise. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-testudinal-en-adj-j6UUPldU Categories (other): Zoology Disambiguation of Zoology: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: testudinarious, testudinate
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