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Testudo Graeca
Testudo Tes*tu"do, n.; pl. Testudines. [L., from testa the shell of shellfish, or of testaceous animals.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) 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 Gr[ae]ca) and the gopher of the Southern United States. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) A cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each other. This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and other missiles. A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved on wheels. 3. (Mus.) A kind of musical instrument. a species of lyre; -- so called in allusion to the lyre of Mercury, fabled to have been made of the shell of a tortoise.

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- Interpretatio graeca (Latin for 'Gr**** translation'), or "interpretation by means of Gr**** [models]", refers to the tendency of the ancient Gr****s to identify...
- orthographies it may represent a vowel or a consonant. In Latin, Y was named I graeca ("Gr**** I"), since the classical Gr**** sound /y/, similar to modern German...
- The Patrologia Graeca (PG, or Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Graeca) is an edited collection of writings by the Church Fathers and various secular...
- Periploca graeca, the silkvine, is an ornamental plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to southern Europe and the Middle East, and is sparingly...
- Epirus (/ɪˈpaɪrəs/) is a geographical and historical region in southeastern Europe, now shared between Greece and Albania. It lies between the Pindus Mountains...
- (Testudo graeca), also known commonly as the spur-thighed tortoise or Moorish tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. Testudo graeca is...
- Rosin (/ˈrɒzɪn/), also known as colophony or Gr**** pitch (Latin: pix graeca), is a resinous material obtained from pine trees and other plants, mostly...
- Vipera graeca, commonly known as the Gr**** meadow viper, is a species of viper found in Albania and Greece, named after its presence in Gr**** meadows....
- Magna Graecia is a term that was used for the Gr****-speaking areas of Southern Italy, in the present-day Italian regions of Calabria, Apulia, Basilicata...
- Flora Graeca is a publication of the plants of Greece in the late 18th century, resulting from a survey by John Sibthorp and Ferdinand Bauer. The botanical...