Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

testudine

/ˈtɛstjʊdɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tes-tu-dine
IPA: /ˈtɛstjʊdɪn/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any turtle, tortoise, etc of the order Testudines.

Example Sentences

"It is convenient to divide the testudines into three groups, which will be referred to as the tortoises, the terrapins, and the turtles."

Inflected Forms

testudines (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce testudine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛstjʊdɪn/.
What does testudine mean?: Any turtle, tortoise, etc of the order Testudines.

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