"testudinate" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more testudinate [comparative], most testudinate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin testūdinātus (“arched, vaulted”). By surface analysis, Latin testūdō + -in- + -ate. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|testūdinātus||arched, vaulted}} Latin testūdinātus (“arched, vaulted”), {{surf|en|la:testūdō|-in-|-ate}} By surface analysis, Latin testūdō + -in- + -ate Head templates: {{en-adj}} testudinate (comparative more testudinate, superlative most testudinate)
  1. Of, like or relating to a tortoise.
    Sense id: en-testudinate-en-adj-sKbT03NR
  2. Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure; arched; vaulted.
    Sense id: en-testudinate-en-adj-YdwaNsA3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -in-, English terms suffixed with -ate, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -in-: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 26 74 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: testudinal, testudinarious Related terms: potamian, thalassian

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