Definition of Testacean

1. Noun. Any of various rhizopods of the order Testacea characterized by having a shell.

Generic synonyms: Rhizopod, Rhizopodan
Group relationships: Order Testacea, Testacea

Definition of Testacean

1. n. Onr of the Testacea.

Definition of Testacean

1. Noun. (zoology) One of the Testacea. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Testacean

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Testacean

1. Onr of the Testacea. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Testacean

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testacean (current term)
testaceans
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testamentation

Literary usage of Testacean

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

1. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1852)
"Оя a New testacean discovered during the Voyage of HMS Rattlesnake. By Professor E. FORBES, FRS Among the collections made by Mr. Macgillivray is a new ..."

2. Bibliotheca Sacra and Theological Review (1869)
"... and many spines of Cidaris, which the people regard as petrified olives. The testacean bivalves are represented by several varieties of ..."

3. My Life and My Lectures by Lamar Fontaine (1908)
"... line of centuries that have marched by with ceaseless tread since our testacean ancestors first breathed and clung together in that dim and far-off era. ..."

4. The Relation Between the Holy Scriptures and Some Parts of Geological Science by John Pye Smith (1850)
"Though perfect knowledge is not possessed, yet there are reasons for believing that the duration of life to testacean individuals of the present races is ..."

5. On the Relation Between the Holy Scriptures and Some of Geological Science by John Pye Smith (1840)
"Though perfect knowledge is not possessed, yet there are reasons for believing that the duration of life to testacean individuals of the present races is ..."

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