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Acmaea testudinalisLimpet Lim"pet (l[i^]m"p[e^]t), n. [Prob. through French fr.
L. lepas, -adis, Gr. lepa`s, -a`dos.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod
shell.
2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order
Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides.
Note: The common European limpets of the genus Patella
(esp. P. vulgata) are extensively used as food. The
common New England species is Acm[ae]a testudinalis.
Numerous species of limpets occur on the Pacific coast
of America, some of them of large size.
3. Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped
Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks.
4. A keyhole limpet. See Fissurella. Cypraea testudinaria 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator,
Box, etc.
green turtle (Zo["o]l.), a marine turtle of the genus
Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or
olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
the other (C. virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both
species are similar in habits and feed principally on
seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome cowrie
(Cypr[ae]a testudinaria); the turtle-shell; so called
because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color
and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant (Thalassia
testudinum) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
Indies.
Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise. TestudinalTestudinal Tes*tu"di*nal, a. [See Testudo.] (Zo["o]l.)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tortoise. Testudinarious
Testudinarious Tes*tu`di*na"ri*ous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the shell of a tortoise; resembling a
tortoise shell; having the color or markings of a tortoise
shell.
TestudinataTestudinata Tes*tu`di*na"ta, n. pl. [Nl. See Testudo.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and
tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an
upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or
ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of
several plates. Testudinate
Testudinate Tes*tu"di*nate, Testudinated Tes*tu"di*na`ted,
a. [L. testudinatus, fr. testudo, -inis, a tortoise, an arch
or vault.]
Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure;
roofed; arched; vaulted.
Testudinated
Testudinate Tes*tu"di*nate, Testudinated Tes*tu"di*na`ted,
a. [L. testudinatus, fr. testudo, -inis, a tortoise, an arch
or vault.]
Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure;
roofed; arched; vaulted.
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