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testudo
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from Latin testūdō (“tortoise, turtle, lyre, type of military shelter”).
noun testudos · testudoes · testudines
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A shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads.
Similar: sheltron
- A shelter of similar shape for miners, etc.
- The fornix.
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A chelys (kind of lyre)
Similar: chelys lyre
- An encysted tumour.
Translations
Talk about this word "testudo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/testudo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. testudo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/testudo "testudo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/testudo.Cite this
@misc{testudo_2026,
title = {testudo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/testudo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
