a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
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type genus of the Testudinidae
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A genus of tortoises which formerly included a large number of diverse forms, but is now restricted to certain terrestrial species, such as the European land tortoise (Testudo Græca) and the gopher of the Southern United States.
