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Testudines
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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- Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special s**** developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major...
- ɪz/ TOR-təs-iz) are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin for "tortoise"). Like other turtles, tortoises have a s**** to...
- been used in common names for freshwater species of Testudines in the English language. Testudine species with "terrapin" in their common English-language...
- Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines and of the suborder Cryptodira. The seven existing species of sea turtles...
- Pantestudines or Pan-Testudines is the proposed group of all reptiles more closely related to turtles than to any other living animal. It includes both...
- This is a list of reptile species found in Poland Family: Emydidae European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) Pond slider (Trachemys scripta) - introduced...
- Testudinoidea is a superfamily within the suborder Cryptodira of the order Testudines. It includes the pond turtles (Family: Emydidae), Asian turtles (Family:...
- There are fourteen extant families of the order Testudines, an order of reptile. The testudines are some of the most ancient reptiles alive, with only...
- parts of the country. All Canadian reptiles are composed of squamates and testudines. Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: EX - Extinct...
- J. A. (2018). "The First Report of Toxochelys latiremis Cope, 1873 (Testudines: Panchelonioidea) from the Early Campanian of Alabama, USA". PaleoBios...