Definition of carapaces Carapaces
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What does carapaces mean?
Wiktionary 
- carapaces (Noun)
Plural of carapace.
WordNet
NounPlural: carapaces |
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| carapace - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles | ||
| shell, cuticle, shield | ||
| scute large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake | ||
| mollusc, mollusk, shellfish invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell | ||
| arthropod invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin | ||
| turtle any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming | ||
| cuticula the outer body wall of an insect | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- carapace (n.)
The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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carapace
kar′a-pās, n. the shell of the crab, tortoise, &c.—adj. Carapā′cial. [Fr.—Sp. carapacho.]
Wikipedia 
- A carapace is a dorsal section of an exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups.
Part of speech
🔤- carapace, noun, singular of carapaces.
