testaceous

[ te-stey-shuhs ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or derived from shells.

  2. having a test or shell-like covering.

  1. of a brick-red, brownish-red, or brownish-yellow color.

Origin of testaceous

1
1640–50; <Latin testāceus shell-covered, equivalent to test(a) (see test2) + -āceus-aceous

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British Dictionary definitions for testaceous

testaceous

/ (tɛˈsteɪʃəs) /


adjectivebiology
  1. of, relating to, or possessing a test or testa

  2. of the reddish-brown colour of terra cotta

Origin of testaceous

1
C17: from Latin testācens, from testa

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