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Meanings of genus testudo in English

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genus testudo
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testudo

Type genus of the Testudinidae.

        genus testudo
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        Examples for "Testudo"
        Examples for "Testudo"
        1
        Rhinitis is a common condition of captive Mediterranean tortoises (Testudo species).
        Pubmed
        2
        The form was oblong; the middle was an open space to walk in, called Testudo, and which we now call the nave.
        The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 01: Julius Caesar
        3
        I will first describe the habits of the tortoise (Testudo nigra, formerly called Indica), which has been so frequently alluded to.
        The Voyage of the Beagle
        4
        The end of the Testudo was curved, like the apse of some of our churches, and was called Tribunal, from causes being heard there.
        The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 01: Julius Caesar
        5
        They used the testudo formation to mount a siege wall.
        Wired
        Translations for genus testudo