noun Download 🔗Share A shelter formed by a body of troops by holding their shields or targets close together over their heads. Examples : "To protect themselves from the rain, the students formed a testudo, holding their umbrellas over their heads. " military action group war history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shelter of similar shape for miners, etc. Examples : "The construction crew advanced the testudo, a protective shell shielding them from falling debris as they worked in the unstable mine. " military architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of lyre; so called in allusion to the lyre of Mercury, fabled to have been made of the shell of a tortoise. Examples : "The museum displayed a fragile testudo, its tortoise-shell body a testament to the ingenuity of ancient instrument makers. " music mythology culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An encysted tumour. Examples : "The doctor explained that the lump on my back was a benign testudo and recommended monitoring it regularly. " medicine body disease biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The fornix. Examples : "The architect designed a testudo to connect the two buildings, creating a covered walkway. " anatomy organ Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading