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testudines
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Testudo \Tes*tu"do\, n.; pl. Testudines . [L., from testa the shell of shellfish, or of testaceous animals.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of tortoises which formerly included a large number of diverse forms, but is now restricted to certain terrestrial species, such ...
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n. a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification type genus of the Testudinidae [syn: genus Testudo ] [also: testudines (pl)]
Usage examples of testudines.
None of the asteroids that make up the Testudines is very large, and strangers stand out.
Corpses sprawled, bloated, discolored, amidst entrails and clotted blood, broken weapons, ruins of crude testudines under which the barbarians had tried to storm the gates.