The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Testaceous \Tes*ta"ceous\, a. [L. testaceus, fr. testa a shell.
   See Testa.]
   1. Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or
      having a hard shell.
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   2. (Bot. & Zool.) Having a dull red brick color or a brownish
      yellow color.
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   Testaceous animals (Zool.), 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.
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