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Testudinarious :: Testudinarious (a.) Of or pertaining to the shell of a tortoise; resembling a tortoise shell; having the color or markings of a tortoise shell.

Shell :: Shell (n.) An instrument of music, as a lyre, -- the first lyre having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell..

Tortoise :: Tortoise (n.) a tortoise-shell cat.

Toise :: Toise (a.) An old measure of length in France, containing six French feet, or about 6.3946 French feet..

Testudo :: Testudo (n.) A genus of tortoises which formerly included a large number of diverse forms, but is now restricted to certain terrestrial species, such as the European land tortoise (Testudo Graeca) and the gopher of the Southern United States..

Elodian :: Elodian (n.) One of a tribe of tortoises, including the terrapins, etc., in which the head and neck can be withdrawn..

Turtler :: Turtler (n.) One who catches turtles or tortoises.

Tortoise :: Tortoise (n.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.

Egg :: Egg (n.) The oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the white or albumen, and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane..

Snail :: Snail (n.) A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers; a testudo..

Terrapin :: Terrapin (n.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food.

Buhlwork :: Buhlwork (n.) Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal, white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches, etc..

Matamata :: Matamata (n.) The bearded tortoise (Chelys fimbriata) of South American rivers.

Chelonia :: Chelonia (n. pl.) An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebrae, ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia; also, Illust. in Appendix..

Testudinal :: Testudinal (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tortoise..

Chelonian :: Chelonian (a.) Of or pertaining to animals of the tortoise kind.

Thalassian :: Thalassian (n.) Any sea tortoise.

Testudo :: Testudo (n.) A cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each other. This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and other missiles. A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved on wheels..

Celluloid :: Celluloid (n.) A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber, malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs; -- originally called xylonite..

Blade :: Blade (n.) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell..

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