Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or resembling a tortoise.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tortoise.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or relating to,
tortoises . - adjective Resembling a
tortoise .
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Examples
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Finally, in a climactic Big Change, the lepidos morphed into a coffinlike testudinal phase.
Sagittarius Whorl May, Julian 2001
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It must have morphed into the helpless testudinal phase unexpectedly and died when one of the carnivores found it.
Perseus Spur May, Julian, 1931- 1998
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If she had gone to ICS with her suspicions after Rampart External Security failed to investigate the testudinal Haluk corpse found on Cravat, the Secretariat would certainly have declined jurisdiction and passed the buck to SXA.
Perseus Spur May, Julian, 1931- 1998
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"Bascombe found a Haluk lepidodermoid-phase husk plus a half-eaten testudinal-phase body while on a back-country hunting trip near Pickle Pothole.
Perseus Spur May, Julian, 1931- 1998
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"They are Haluk people," Scientist Milik explained, "resting in the testudinal phase.
Perseus Spur May, Julian, 1931- 1998
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