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Noun testudo has 2 senses
- testudo - a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
--1 is a kind of animal order; protective covering, protective cover, protection; animal order; protective covering, protective cover, protection
--1 is a member of
--1 has members: | chelonian, chelonian reptile; Cheloniidae, family Cheloniidae, Chelonidae, family Chelonidae; Dermochelyidae, family Dermochelyidae; Chelydridae, family Chelydridae; Kinosternidae, family Kinosternidae; Emydidae, family Emydidae; Testudinidae, family Testudinidae; Trionychidae, family Trionychidae; 1 of 2 senses of testudo ; Chelonia, order Chelonia, Testudinata, order Testudinata, Testudines, order Testudines; chelonian, chelonian reptile; Cheloniidae, family Cheloniidae, Chelonidae, family Chelonidae; Dermochelyidae, family Dermochelyidae; Chelydridae, family Chelydridae; Kinosternidae, family Kinosternidae; Emydidae, family Emydidae; Testudinidae, family Testudinidae; Trionychidae, family Trionychidae; 1 of 2 senses of testudo |
- Testudo, genus Testudo - type genus of the Testudinidae
--2 is a kind of reptile genus; reptile genus
--2 is a member of
--2 has members:
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