testudo

Definitiones

1. tortoise, turtle
   declension-3
2. tortoise-shell
   declension-3
3. lyre, lute
   broadly, declension-3
4. covering, shed, shelter
   broadly, declension-3
5. arch, vault
   broadly, declension-3

Aequivalentia

Exempla

“Tum foribus dīvae, mediā testūdine templī,”

Then, [facing the] doorway of the goddess [Juno], [there] in the middle beneath the vault of the temple, surrounded by armed guards, and supported by the lofty throne, [Dido] remained seated.

Gradus CEFR