Home › Words › T › testudinatetestudinatetestudinate means of, like or relating to a tortoise.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, testudinate ranks #2,613 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Latin testūdin- + -ate, from oblique stem of Latin testūdō, from testa.adjOf, like or relating to a tortoise.e.g.“2003: Fans of the testudinate pace and art-house vibe of writer-director Sally Potter — editorial review of the DVD The Man Who Cried, http://amazon.com”Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure; arched; vaulted.nounA turtle.e.g.“Cope..enumerates.. 13 sea-saurians, 48 testudinates, and 50 sea serpents.” — 1880, Library of Universal Knowledge, volume IV. 454:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).