Word: testudo
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tes
tu
do
Definition: A kind of lyre; so called in allusion to the lyre of Mercury, fabled to have been made of the shell of a tortoise.
Morphemes:
Affix: testudo
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A kind of lyre; so called in allusion to the lyre of Mercury, fabled to have been made of the shell of a tortoise.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: testūdō
Language: la
Decoded: testudo
Meaning: tortoise, turtle, lyre, type of military shelter