carapace
a bony or chitinous shield, test, or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle.
Origin of carapace
1Other words from carapace
- car·a·paced, adjective
- car·a·pa·cial [kar-uh-pey-shuhl], /ˌkær əˈpeɪ ʃəl/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for carapace
/ (ˈkærəˌpeɪs) /
the thick hard shield, made of chitin or bone, that covers part of the body of crabs, lobsters, tortoises, etc
Origin of carapace
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Scientific definitions for carapace
[ kăr′ə-pās′ ]
A hard outer covering or shell made of bone or chitin on the back of animals such as turtles, armadillos, lobsters, and crabs.
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