n. (pl. -os or testudines) Rom.Hist. 1 a screen formed by a body of troops in close array with overlapping shields. 2 a movable screen to protect besieging troops.
[ L testudo -dinis, lit. 'tortoise' (as TEST(2)) ]
TESTUDO
Meaning of TESTUDO in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012