testudines Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun tortoises and turtles
    Testudinata; order Testudinata; Chelonia; order Chelonia; order Testudines.
  2. noun a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
    testudo.
  3. noun type genus of the Testudinidae
    genus Testudo; Testudo.

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