testudinate

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A turtle.
    — Cope..enumerates.. 13 sea-saurians, 48 testudinates, and 50 sea serpents.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, like or relating to a tortoise.
    — 2003: Fans of the testudinate pace and art-house vibe of writer-director Sally Potter — editorial review of the DVD The Man Who Cried, http://amazon.com
  2. Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure; arched; vaulted.

词形变化

more testudinate comparative most testudinate superlative testudinates plural

词汇关系

近义词
testudinal testudinarious

词源

词源 1
From Latin testūdin- + -ate, from oblique stem of Latin testūdō, from testa.
词源 2
From a substantivation of the above adjective. Equivalent toLatin testūdin- + -ate, from oblique stem of Latin testūdō, from testa.
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