protective covering vs testudo

testudo vs protective covering

protective covering and testudo both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
protective covering	Yes	No	No	No
testudo	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, testudo is a hyponym of protective covering; that is, testudo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than protective covering:

protective covering: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
testudo: a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification

Other hyponyms of protective covering include armor, armour, bell glass, bell jar, binder, ring-binder, back, binding, book binding, cover, blind, screen, armguard, bracer, cap, cloche, coaster, cold frame, crystal, watch crystal, watch glass, dust cover, faceplate, cladding, facing, fall-board, fallboard, escutcheon, finger plate, scutcheon, heat shield, bonnet, cowl, cowling, hood, housing, lamp shade, lampshade, shade, liner, lining, mask, mulch, roof, roof, screen, shade, sheath, overlay, overlayer, sheathing, shelter, shield, dashboard, splashboard, splasher, splasher, thumbstall, toecap, splashboard, washboard.

protective covering (noun)	testudo (noun)
the tough natural covering of some organisms	a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

Difference between protective covering and testudo

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