testudo
English Thesaurus
1. type genus of the Testudinidae (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | reptile genus, |
| definition | : | a genus of reptiles (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | european tortoise, testudo graeca, |
| definition | : | small land tortoise of southern Europe (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | giant tortoise, |
| definition | : | very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | family testudinidae, testudinidae, |
| definition | : | land tortoises (noun.animal) |
2. a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | protection, protective cover, protective covering, |
| definition | : | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury (noun.artifact) |
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