"testudineous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more testudineous [comparative], most testudineous [superlative]
Etymology: Latin testūdō (“tortoise”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|testūdō||tortoise}} Latin testūdō (“tortoise”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} testudineous (comparative more testudineous, superlative most testudineous)
  1. Characteristic of a tortoise, or the shell of a tortoise.
    Sense id: en-testudineous-en-adj-bN18sDQt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. As slow as a tortoise.
    Sense id: en-testudineous-en-adj-Ns8aUnwc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: testudinous

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