Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun testudines

1 sense of testudines

Sense 1
Chelonia, order Chelonia, Testudinata, order Testudinata, Testudines, order Testudines -- (tortoises and turtles)
       => animal order -- (the order of animals)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun testudo

2 senses of testudo

Sense 1
testudo -- (a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification)
       => protective covering, protective cover, protection -- (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors")

Sense 2
Testudo, genus Testudo -- (type genus of the Testudinidae)
       => reptile genus -- (a genus of reptiles)