testuggine

Signification (Anglais)

1. (feminine) tortoise, turtle, sea turtle
2. (feminine) bandage for heels and elbows
3. (Ancient-Rome, feminine, historical) an attack method where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
4. (Ancient-Rome, feminine, historical) a roof formed by four planes converging towards the centre, used especially for aedicules
5. (feminine, historical) chelys, lyre, lute, sound box

Concepts

tortue

testudinidae

tortue terrestre

testudinidés

Synonymes

tartaruga

🐢

tartarughe

Traductions

tortuga

🐢

Schildkröte

🐢

tortoise

tartaruga

🐢

turtle

🐢

tartarugas

jabuti

testudo

χελώνα

tortuga

🐢

kaplumbağa

🐢

cágado

Landschildkröte

schildpad

Coupé comme

te‧stùg‧gi‧ne

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tesˈtud.d͡ʒi.ne/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Inherited from Latin testūdinem (“tortoise, turtle”).