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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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- (Testudo graeca), also known commonly as the spur-thighed tortoise or Moorish tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. Testudo graeca...
- Subgenus Testudo Spur-thighed tortoise, Gr**** tortoise or common tortoise, T. graeca Subspecies: Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise, T. graeca graeca Araxes...
- Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) is a species of tortoise native to Europe. The specific epithet, hermanni, honors French naturalist Johann Hermann...
- tortoises living in the same region. Testudo marginata is also closely related to the Gr**** or common tortoise (Testudo graeca). Both have very similar bodily...
- method of determining whether a member of the tortoise species Testudo graeca or Testudo hermanni is maintaining its optimum bodyweight, which is necessary...
- France, Miocene Testudo Testudo graeca, Gr**** tortoise, spur-thighed tortoise, Moorish tortoise Testudo hermanni, Hermann's tortoise Testudo horsfieldii,...
- The Tunisian tortoise or Nabeul tortoise (Testudo graeca nabeulensis) is a subspecies of Gr**** tortoises. It was originally described as a new species...
- the Colonization of south-eastern Spain by the spur-thighed tortoise,Testudo graeca". Journal of Biogeography. 40 (2): 323–334. Bibcode:2013JBiog..40..323G...
- spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca), both males and females have spurs. In a related tortoise, Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni), neither the male...
- The Armenian tortoise (Testudo graeca armeniaca) or Araxes tortoise is a subspecies of the Gr**** tortoise. It can be found in Armenia, mainly in semi-desert...