adj
Meaning 1
Covered with or having a shell.
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Standard Lemma guide
testacean
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noun
Meaning 2
One of the rhizopods in the former grouping Testacea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Meaning 3
any of various rhizopods of the order Testacea characterized by having a shell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rhizopod, rhizopodan
History
Etymology
From Latin testaceus (“having a shell”) + -an.