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Noun: Testudines
  1. Tortoises and turtles
    - Chelonia, order Chelonia, Testudinata, order Testudinata, order Testudines
Noun: testudo (testudines)  te'st(y)oo-dow
  1. A movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
Noun: Testudo
  1. Type genus of the Testudinidae
    - genus Testudo

Type of: animal order, protection, protective cover, protective covering, reptile genus

Part of: Anapsida, family Testudinidae, subclass Anapsida, Testudinidae

Encyclopedia: Testudines

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