a. [ See Testudo. ] (Zool.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tortoise. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the shell of a tortoise; resembling a tortoise shell; having the color or markings of a tortoise shell. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ Nl. See Testudo. ] (Zool.) An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the
a. [ L. testudineus. ] Resembling the shell of a tortoise. [ 1913 Webster ]