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Testa
Test Test, Testa Tes"ta, n.; pl. E. Tests, L. Test[ae]. [L. testa a piece of burned clay, a broken piece of earthenware, a shell. See Test a cupel.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The external hard or firm covering of many invertebrate animals. Note: The test of crustaceans and insects is composed largely of chitin; in mollusks it is composed chiefly of calcium carbonate, and is called the shell. 2. (Bot.) The outer integument of a seed; the episperm, or spermoderm.

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- Testa may refer to: Look up testa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Testa (botany), a term to describe the seed coat Testa (surname) Testa, Hurwitz &...
- Salvatore A. "Salvie" Testa (March 31, 1956 – September 14, 1984), nicknamed "The Crowned Prince of the Philadelphia Mob", was an Italian-American mobster...
- Philip Charles Testa (April 21, 1924 – March 15, 1981), also known as "The Chicken Man", was an Italian-American mobster known for his brief leadership...
- Anthony Senter and Joseph Testa, better known as the Gemini twins, are two mobsters in the Lucchese crime family. Senter and Testa are former members of the...
- Anthony Joseph Testa (born 31 March 1987) is an American c****ographer, creative director, educator and dancer. Testa started dancing at age eight in his...
- Charles A. Testa (born 1956) is an American taxidermist and owner of Ojai Valley Taxidermy in California. A commercial for Testa's business created by...
- Karina Testa (born 5 August 1981) is a French actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 2001 including the lead role in Frontier(s). "Karina...
- Armando Testa (23 March 1917 – 20 March 1992) was an Italian graphic designer, cartoonist, animator and painter. Born in Turin, Testa worked as a typesetter...
- Irma “Butterfly” Testa (born 28 December 1997) is an Italian boxer. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the women's featherweight...
- Testa is a surname that literally means "head" in Italian. Notable people with the surname include: Alberto Testa (dancer) (1922–2019), Italian dancer...