TESTACEOUS


Meaning of TESTACEOUS in English

adj.

Pronunciation: tes- ' t ā -sh ə s

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin testaceus, from testa shell, earthen pot, brick

Date: 1646

1 : having a shell <a testaceous protozoan>

2 : of any of the several light colors of bricks

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