Meaning of CARAPACE
| Pronunciation: | | 'karupeys
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| | Definition: | | [n] hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
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| | Synonyms: | | cuticle, shell |
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| | See Also: | | arthropod, cuticula, exoskeleton, mollusc, mollusk, shellfish, turtle | |
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| | Definition: | | \Car"a*pace\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*p[=a]s), n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.)
The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the
tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.
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| | Related Terms: | | armor, chitin, cortex, elytron, episperm, lorica, lorication, mail, pericarp, plate, protective covering, scute, scutum, shell, shield, test, testa, thick skin |
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