"testudo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: testudos [plural], testudoes [plural], testudines [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin testūdō (“tortoise, turtle, lyre, type of military shelter”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|la|testūdō||tortoise, turtle, lyre, type of military shelter}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin testūdō (“tortoise, turtle, lyre, type of military shelter”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|es|testudines}} testudo (plural testudos or testudoes or testudines)
  1. (Ancient Rome, military, historical) A shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads. Tags: Ancient-Rome, historical Synonyms: sheltron Translations (shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads): kilpikonnamuodostelma (Finnish), sċildtruma [masculine] (Old English), черепа́ха (čerepáxa) [feminine] (Russian), testudo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-testudo-en-noun-hrKZX0xL Categories (other): Ancient Rome, Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 18 4 24 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 16 4 18 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 19 2 18 14 2 1 1 1 2 4 3 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 13 2 20 18 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 19 6 21 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 18 5 21 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 18 5 23 24 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads': 91 4 1 3 2
  2. A shelter of similar shape for miners, etc.
    Sense id: en-testudo-en-noun-HFiC413z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 18 4 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 19 2 18 14 2 1 1 1 2 4 3 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 13 2 20 18 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 19 6 21 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 18 5 21 25
  3. (anatomy) The fornix.
    Sense id: en-testudo-en-noun-qtjs2O~y Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. (music) A chelys (kind of lyre) Synonyms: chelys lyre
    Sense id: en-testudo-en-noun-aGenzfxB Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 18 4 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 19 2 18 14 2 1 1 1 2 4 3 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 13 2 20 18 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 19 6 21 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 18 5 21 25 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  5. (pathology) An encysted tumour.
    Sense id: en-testudo-en-noun-89EJYpYY Categories (other): Pathology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 18 4 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 19 2 18 14 2 1 1 1 2 4 3 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 13 2 20 18 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 19 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 19 6 21 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 20 14 16 22 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 18 5 21 25 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Inflected forms

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