testaceous

1. a. Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or having a hard shell. Source: opted

2. a. Having a dull red brick color or a brownish yellow color. Source: opted

3. adj. relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell Source: wordnet

4. 1. Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or having a hard shell. 2. (Bot. & Zoöl.) 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. Source: webster

5. 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. Source: adambom

6. a. relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell Source: ecdict

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