What does testaceous mean?
Definitions for testaceous
tɛˈsteɪ ʃəstes·ta·ceous
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Princeton's WordNet
testaceousadjective
relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell
"testaceous fish"
Wiktionary
testaceousadjective
Pertaining to earthenware or baked clay.
testaceousadjective
Of a reddish-yellow or brownish colour, like brick.
testaceousadjective
Having a shell, especially one which is not articulated.
Etymology: From Latin testaceus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Testaceousadjective
Etymology: testaceus, Lat. testacée, Fr.
Testaceous, with naturalists, is a term given only to such fish whose strong and thick shells are entire, and of a piece; because those which are joined, as the lobsters, are crustaceous: but in medicine all preparations of shells, and substances of the like kind, are thus called. John Quincy.
Several shells were found upon the shores, of the crustaceous and testaceous kind. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.
The mineral particles in these shells is plainly to be distinguished from the testaceous ones, or the texture and substance of the shell. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.
ChatGPT
testaceous
Testaceous refers to something having a hard shell or being of a brownish or reddish color, similar to that of bricks or terracotta. It is typically used to describe certain animals, particularly crustaceans or mollusks, or the color of certain substances or materials.
Webster Dictionary
Testaceousadjective
of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or having a hard shell
Testaceousadjective
having a dull red brick color or a brownish yellow color
Entomology
Testaceous
dull yellow brown; tile colored [pale cadmium yellow+burnt sienna].
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of testaceous in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of testaceous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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