testudo terrestris

== Latin == === Etymology === From testūdō (“turtle or tortoise”) + terrestris (“terrestrial”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛsˈtuː.doː tɛrˈrɛs.trɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [tesˈtuː.do terˈrɛs.tris] === Noun === testūdō terrestris f (genitive testūdinis terrestris); third declension (zoology) tortoise (land reptile) Coordinate term: testūdō marīna ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun with a third-declension adjective.