How To Use Testudo In A Sentence
- They include unique assemblages of mammal remains, notably hominid and primate records, but also bones of Elaphas planifrons, Stylohipparion libycum, Libytherium maurusium, Anacus osiris, Testudo gigans and T. emys. Ichkeul National Park, Tunisia
- Interestingly, the word testudo also comes from the Latin word for a protective shelter used for Roman soldiers heads, similar to a tortoise shell, so that could be the answer as well. Maryland Terrapins News -- www.umterps.com
- Finally, the derivation of the word testudo itself comes from the Latin word for a protective shelter used for Roman soldiers heads, similar to a tortoise shell. Maryland Terrapins News -- www.umterps.com
- I knew very well what they contained — Haluk testudomorphs, the dormant phase of the allomorphic alien race. Sagittarius Whorl
- When the bombardment failed, Salisbury's men built a testudo or "tortoise," a wheeled covered shed under which his men worked battering rams.
- It was usually the same men in each testudo as each had to know exactly where he was to be placed.
- Fortunately, treated Haluk individuals who had reverted to the testudomorph state did emerge from their chrysalids as healthy allomorphic graciles. Sagittarius Whorl
- Typical Turanian desert reptiles found here include Central Asian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldi), Elaphe quatuorlineata, toad agama (Phrynocephalus ocellatus), runner Eremias arguta, gecko Alsophylax pipiens; in sand massifs, skink gecko (Teratoscincus scincus). Caspian lowland desert
- A light rain pelted the largely orange-clad crowd of 32,517 in the second half, with even Terrapins mascot Testudo donning a rain poncho over his shell. USATODAY.com
- Miles did attempt to make a contribution to operations in Cuba, in the form of a little invention based on the ancient Roman testudo.
