TESTACEOUS

testaceous

(adjective) relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell; “testaceous fish”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

testaceous (comparative more testaceous, superlative most testaceous)

(obsolete) Pertaining to earthenware or baked clay.

Having a shell, especially one which is not articulated.

Of a reddish-yellow or brownish colour, like brick.

Source: Wiktionary

Tes*ta"ceous, a. Etym: [L. testaceus, fr. testa a shell. See Testa.]

1. Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or having a hard shell.

2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Definition: Having a dull red brick color or a brownish yellow color. Testaceous animals (Zoöl.), animals having a firm, calcareous shell, as oysters and clams, thus distinguished from crustaceous animals, whose shells are more thin and soft, and consist of several joints, or articulations, as lobsters and crabs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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