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Testudo
Meaning
Noun
●
In Ancient Rome & Military:
A
shelter
formed
by a body of
troops
holding
their
shields
or
targets
close together
over their heads.
●
A
shelter
of
similar
shape
for
miners
, etc.
●
In Anatomy:
The fornix.
●
In Music:
A
kind of
lyre
; so
called in
allusion
to the
lyre
of Mercury,
fabled
to have been
made of
the
shell
of a tortoise.
●
In Pathology:
An
encysted
tumour.
Sourced from
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Synonyms
Sheltron
Related
Onagers
Hoplite
Phalanx
Scutum
Pikeman
Shield Wall
Mounted Infantry
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