testaceous

An obsolete adjective describing something that has a hard shell or is of a brick-red color.

• 🇨🇳过时形容词，指具有坚硬外壳或甲壳的，也指砖红色、赤褐色的。

1. Having a hard shell C2 formal scientific

   Relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell, typically used for certain animals or seeds.

   • The testaceous mollusk retreated into its shell for protection.
   • Botanists examined the testaceous coating of the ancient seed.
   • Testaceous creatures are often found in fossil records.

   🇨🇳有硬壳的

   同义词: crustaceoushard-shelledshelled

   反义词: shell-less