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Testudinal — Tes*tu di*nal, a. [See {Testudo}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tortoise. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
testudinal — [tes to͞od΄ ner′ē əs, tes tyo͞od΄ ner′ē əstes to͞od′ n əl, testyo͞od′ n əl] adj. [< L testudineus < testudo (see TESTUDO) + AL] of or like a tortoise or its shell; testudinate: also testudinarious [tes to͞od΄ ner′ē əs, tes tyo͞od΄ ner′ē əs] … English World dictionary
testudinal — adjective a) Of, or relating to, tortoises. b) Resembling a tortoise. Syn: testudinarious, testudinate … Wiktionary
testudinal — tes·tu·di·nal … English syllables
testudinal — tes•tu•di•nal [[t]tɛˈstud n l, ˈstyud [/t]] adj. zool. pertaining to or resembling a tortoise or tortoise shell • Etymology: 1815–25; < L testūdin , s. of testūdō tortoise (see testudo) + al I … From formal English to slang
testudinal — a. pertaining to or like tortoise or tortoiseshell. ♦ testudinarious, a. ♦ testudinate, a. like tortoiseshell; arched; n. turtle … Dictionary of difficult words
testudinal — adj. of or shaped like a tortoise. Etymology: as TESTUDO … Useful english dictionary
Balliol College, Oxford — Oxford College Infobox name = Balliol College university = Oxford picture = primary colour = #202336 colours = named for = John I de Balliol established = 1263 sister college = St John s College, Cambridge head name = Master head = Andrew Graham… … Wikipedia
Latin influence in English — English has been called a Germanic language with a Romance vocabulary. Estimates of native words (derived from Old English) in English range from 20% ndash;33%, with the rest made up of foreign borrowings. A large number of these borrowings are… … Wikipedia
testudinate — /te stoohd n it, ayt , styoohd /, adj. 1. formed like the carapace of a tortoise; arched; vaulted. 2. chelonian. n. 3. a turtle. 4. any member of the order Testudines, comprising turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. [1720 30; < L testudinatus. See… … Universalium
