testacea

English

noun
Definitions
  • (biology) Any of various shellfish, especially those of the obsolete orders Vermes or Acephala, or the suborder .
  • (rare) A testaceous substance, something made of shell or shell-like material.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin testāceus (covered with a shell).

Origin

Latin

testāceus

Gloss

covered with a shell

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