testudo
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черепаха
A shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together…A shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads.
Значення
значень: 5(Ancient Rome, історичне)A shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads.
черепа́хаčerepáxa
A shelter of similar shape for miners, etc.
The fornix.
A chelys (kind of lyre)
An encysted tumour.
Ще визначення
- type genus of the Testudinidae
- a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
Переклади
мов: 2Русский
За значеннями 1
shelter formed by a body of troops holding their shields or targets close together over their heads:
Походження
Unadapted borrowing from Latin testūdō (“tortoise, turtle, lyre, type of military shelter”Unadapted borrowing from Latin testūdō (“tortoise, turtle, lyre, type of military shelter”).
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Форми
множина: testudos / testudoes / testudines| Однина | testudo |
|---|---|
| Множина | testudos / testudoes / testudines |
правильне
Синоніми
синонімів: 3sheltronchelys lyre
Близькі за значенням
- type genus of the Testudinidae:genus Testudo