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TESTUDO
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Irregular inflected form: testudines
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Testudinidae
Synonyms:
genus Testudo; Testudo
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Testudo" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Testudo"):
European tortoise; Testudo graeca (small land tortoise of southern Europe)
giant tortoise (very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands)
Holonyms ("Testudo" is a member of...):
family Testudinidae; Testudinidae (land tortoises)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("testudo" is a kind of...):
protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)
