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Webster 1913 Edition


Testacea


Tes-ta′ce-a

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. L.
testaceum
a shelled anumal. See
Testaceous
.]
(Zool.)
Invertebrate animals covered with shells, especially mollusks; shellfish.

Definition 2024


Testacea

Testacea

See also: testacea

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Testacea

  1. (obsolete) Any of several obsolete groupings of animals:
    1. The third order of Vermes in Linnean taxonomy, including shellfish and mollusks.
    2. The order of bivalves in Cuvieran taxonomy.
    3. Certain pteropods, including all with calcareous shells.
  2. A taxonomic suborder within the order Rhizopoda – Certain protozoa with a shell through holes in which pseudopods protrude.

References

  • Testacea in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

testacea

testacea

See also: Testacea

Italian

Adjective

testacea

  1. feminine singular of testaceo

Latin

Adjective

testācea

  1. nominative feminine singular of testāceus
  2. nominative neuter plural of testāceus
  3. accusative neuter plural of testāceus
  4. vocative feminine singular of testāceus
  5. vocative neuter plural of testāceus

testāceā

  1. ablative feminine singular of testāceus