testudinal

tes·tu·di·nal

[te-stood-n-l, -styood-]
adjective
pertaining to or resembling a tortoise or tortoise shell.
Also, tes·tu·di·nar·i·an [te-stood-n-air-ee-uhn, -styood-] .


Origin:
1815–25; < Latin testūdin- (stem of testūdō) tortoise (see testudo) + -al1

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testudinal or testudinary (tɛˈstjuːdɪnəl, tɛˈstjuːdɪˌərɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of, relating to, or resembling a tortoise or turtle or the shell of either of these animals
 
[C19: from Latin testudo]
 
testudinary or testudinary
 
adj
 
[C19: from Latin testudo]

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Testudinal is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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