testudinarious

English

Etymology

From Latin testūdō (“tortoise”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛsˌtjuːdɪˈnɛəɹi.əs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛsˌtjudəˈnɛɹi.əs/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹi.əs

Adjective

testudinarious (comparative more testudinarious, superlative most testudinarious)

1. (zoology) Resembling or pertaining to the shell of a tortoise.
   • 2011, Angela Huth, Sun Child:

     But the mists had not managed to suck from them their testudinarious colours.

2. (rare) tortoise-like
   • 1984, Ted A. Rathbun, Jane E. Buistra, Human Identification: Case Studies in Forensic Anthropology:

     at times the watching throng of newspersons and police became decidedly impatient with our testudinarious pace

References

• “testudinarious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.