testudo

英 [tes'tjuːdəʊ] 美 [tes'tjuːdoʊ]

• n. 龟甲形大盾，盾牌；龟甲形掩蔽物；土龟属

英英释义

Noun:

1. a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification

2. type genus of the Testudinidae