NOUN | artifact | testudo | a movable protective covering that provided protection from above |
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animal | Testudo, genus Testudo | type genus of the Testudinidae |
Meaning | A movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops / troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification. | |
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Broader | protective covering, protective cover, protection | A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury |
Spanish | testudo |
Meaning | type genus of the Testudinidae. | |
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Synonym | genus Testudo | |
Member of | Testudinidae, family Testudinidae | Land tortoises |
Members | European tortoise, Testudo graeca | small land tortoise of southern Europe |
giant tortoise | Very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands | |
Broader | reptile genus | A genus of reptiles |
Spanish | género Testudo, genus testudo, Testudo, testudo | |
Catalan | genus testudo, testudo |
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