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adj
Of, like or relating to a tortoise.
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adj
Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure; arched; vaulted.
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noun
A turtle.
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History
From Latin testūdin- + -ate, from oblique stem of Latin testūdō, from testa.
From a substantivation of the above adjective. Equivalent toLatin testūdin- + -ate, from oblique stem of Latin testūdō, from testa.
