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testudines

testudines is the plural of testudo.

testudines is the plural of testudine.

Meaning of testudo

Noun

testudo (plural testudos or testudoes or testudines)

  1. (Ancient-Rome, historical) A shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads.
    Synonyms:
    sheltron
  2. A shelter of similar shape for miners, etc.
  3. The fornix.
  4. A chelys (kind of lyre)
    Synonyms:
    chelys lyre
  5. An encysted tumour.

Meaning of testudine

Noun

testudine (plural testudines)

  1. Any turtle, tortoise, etc of the order Testudines.
    • It is convenient to divide the testudines into three groups, which will be referred to as the tortoises, the terrapins, and the turtles.1969, Douglas J. Short, The I.A.T. manual of laboratory animal practice and techniques

Questions about testudines

What is testudines the plural of?
Testudines is the plural of testudo.

Words near testudines in the dictionary

  1. testudinated
  2. testudinates
  3. testudinatum
  4. testudine
  5. testudineous
  6. testudines
  7. testudinid
  8. testudinids
  9. testudinoid
  10. testudinoids
  11. testudinous

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