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testudo
[testudo 词源字典]
"(In ancient Rome) a wheeled screen with an arched roof, used to protect besieging troops", Late Middle English: from Latin, literally 'tortoise', from
testa
'tile, shell'.
[testudo etymology, testudo origin, 英语词源]
[testudo 词源字典]