carapace

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English - Turkish
kabuk
{i} kaplumbağa kabuğu
sert deri/kabuk
kaplumbağa gibi hayvanların üst kabuğu
{i} kabuk (hayvan)
kabuk hayvan

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ice carapace
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English - English
A hard protective covering of bone or chitin
The shell of an animal such as a turtle or armadillo
The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals
hard shell covering the lobster's cephalothorax
A bony or chitenous case or shell covering the back or part of the back of an animal, such as a crab
You can refer to an attitude that someone has in order to protect themselves as their carapace. The arrogance became his protective carapace. a hard shell on the outside of some animals such as a crab or tortoise = shell (carapacho)
A protective shell on the back of an animal
The top part of the shell that is removed to clean the crab
The covering on the back of a crab; the covering on a turtle shell
The upper shell of a turtle
The structure covering the upper surface of the cephalothorax
In crustaceans, the 'shield' covering the upper surface of part of the body of various species e g the broad shield forming the upper body cover of crabs
\KAIR-uh-pace\, noun: 1 The thick shell that covers the back of the turtle, the crab, and other animals 2 Something likened to a shell that serves to protect or isolate from external influence
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
A hard bony or chitinous outer covering of the dorsal portion of the head and thorax of an animal
{i} turtle's shell
A carapace is the protective shell on the back of some animals such as tortoises or crabs
A hard bony or chitinous outer covering, such as the fused dorsal plates of a turtle or the portion of the exoskeleton covering the head and thorax of a crustacean
The dorsal shield of the exoskeleton covering mainly the anterior part of the body of most crustaceans
A hard, protective outer covering of the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a crab)
the upper, domed bony part of the shell that protects the top of a turtle or tortoise See also plastron

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carapaces
plural of carapace
carapace

    Hyphenation

    car·a·pace

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'kar-&-"pAs ] (noun.) 1836. French, from Spanish carapacho.
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