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testaceous
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Testaceous
(gcide) | Testaceous \Tes*ta"ceous\, a. [L. testaceus, fr. testa a shell.
See Testa.]
1. Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or
having a hard shell.
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2. (Bot. & Zool.) Having a dull red brick color or a brownish
yellow color.
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Testaceous animals (Zool.), 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.
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testaceous
(wn) | testaceous
adj 1: relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell;
"testaceous fish" |
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testaceous
(encz) | testaceous, adj: |
Testaceous animals
(gcide) | Testaceous \Tes*ta"ceous\, a. [L. testaceus, fr. testa a shell.
See Testa.]
1. Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or
having a hard shell.
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2. (Bot. & Zool.) Having a dull red brick color or a brownish
yellow color.
[1913 Webster]
Testaceous animals (Zool.), 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.
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testaceous
(wn) | testaceous
adj 1: relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell;
"testaceous fish" |
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