Word Study

: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

[2x]

: T Tæ Tê T- T. Ta Tb Tc Td Te Th Ti Tj Tk Tl Tm Tn To Tp Tr Ts Tt Tu Tv Tw Tx Ty Tz

Table of Contents POS
HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY

Testaceous

POS

Adjective

HYPHEN

tes=ta=ceous

top

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective Testaceous has 1 sense

testaceous(a = adj.pert) Array - relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell; "testaceous fish"

Derived form noun

testa₁

top

CIDE DICTIONARY

Testaceous, a. [L. testaceus, fr. testa a shell. See Testa.].

Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or having a hard shell. [1913 Webster]
Having a dull red brick color or a brownish yellow color. [1913 Webster]

Testaceous animals (Zoöl.), animals having a firm, calcareous shell, as oysters and clams, thus distinguished from crustaceous animals, whose shells are more thin and soft, and consist of several joints, or articulations, as lobsters and crabs.

top

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Testaceous, adj.
1 Biol. having a hard continuous outer covering.
2 Bot. & Zool. of a brick-red colour.

Etymology

L testaceus (as TEST(2))

For further exploring for "Testaceous" in Webster Dictionary Online