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Testaceous

Tes-ta′ceous

,
Adj.
[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. & Zool.)
Having a dull red brick color or a brownish yellow color.
Testaceous animals
(Zool.)
,
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.

Definition 2024


testaceous

testaceous

English

Adjective

testaceous (comparative more testaceous, superlative most testaceous)

  1. (obsolete) Pertaining to earthenware or baked clay.
    • 1658: they were burnt, or only baked in Oven or Sunne: According to the ancient way, in many bricks, tiles, pots, and testaceous works — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 20)
  2. Of a reddish-yellow or brownish colour, like brick.
  3. Having a shell, especially one which is not articulated.