a. [f. L. testūdo, testūdin-em (see TESTUDO) + -ARIOUS.] Having the character of a tortoise; marked or colored like tortoise-shell.
1826. Kirby & Sp., Entomol., IV. xlvi. 288 Testudinarious…. Painted with red, black, and yellow, like tortoise-shell.
1864. in Webster.
