TESTACEOUS


Meaning of TESTACEOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tes-ˈtā-shəs ]

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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