carapace
IPA: kɑrɑpˈɑtʃi
noun
- A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.
- in figurative use
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Examples of "carapace" in Sentences
- The carapace is oval and flattened.
- The color of the carapace is pale grey brown.
- The adult carapace is wrinkled and oval shaped.
- The carapace is roughly oval and broad at the rear.
- The gills lie on the inner surface of the carapace.
- The upper shell of the turtle is called the carapace.
- The shell was a two part carapace on the upper surface of the body.
- The carapace is calcified to varying degrees in different crustaceans.
- The carapace is flattened dorsally and highest anterior to the bridge.
- As with the Carapace, the Clavicle must be healed rather than repaired.