Category:Testaceous

Tes*ta"ceous, a. Etym: [l. testaceus, fr. testa a shell. See testa.]

1. Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or having a Hard shell.

2. (bot. & zoöl.)

Defn: having a dull red brick color or a brownish yellow color. Testaceous animals (zoöl.), animals having a firm, calcareous shell, As oysters and clams, thus distinguished from crustaceous animals, Whose shells are more thin and soft, and consist of several joints, Or articulations, as lobsters and crabs.