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Definition of Testaceous

1. Adjective. Relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell. "Testaceous fish"

Definition of Testaceous

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

Definition of Testaceous

1. Adjective. (obsolete) Pertaining to earthenware or baked clay. ¹

2. Adjective. Of a reddish-yellow or brownish colour, like brick. ¹

3. Adjective. Having a shell, especially one which is not articulated. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Testaceous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Testaceous

1. 1. Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or having a hard shell. 2. Having a dull red brick colour or a brownish yellow colour. Testaceous animals, 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. Origin: L. Testaceus, fr. Testa a shell. See Testa. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Testaceous

Literary usage of Testaceous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of British Coleoptera, Or Beetles: Containing a Brief Description by James Francis Stephens (1839)
"Ovate, shining : head and thorax black, anterior and lateral margins of the latter testaceous ; elytra deep pitchy-testaceous, faintly punctate-striate, ..."

2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1837)
"Other testaceous mollusks might be mentioned, and one species h is been found parasitical within the umbrella of a Medusa. A large log of timber covered ..."

3. The Entomologist by British Trust for Entomology, Royal Entomological Society of London (1840)
"Bright gold-green, very shining: elytra testaceous, with a metallic lustre, puncto-striate: antennae testaceous, with a black apex: legs brown, ..."

4. The Journal of the Linnean Society by Linnean Society of London (1857)
"Pectus with a hlack dot on each side in front. Fore wings pale testaceous, nearly hyaline, with a slightly darker spot near the tip of the costa, ..."

5. Catalogue of the Specimens of Neuropterous Insects in the Collection of the by Francis Walker (1852)
"Tawny: head mostly black: antennae testaceous: abdomen testaceous: setae white, slender, thrice the length of the body: legs testaceous: fore-legs brownish: ..."

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