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[ kar-uh-peys ] / ˈkær əˌpeɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR carapace ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna bony or chitinous shield, test, or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle. Origin of carapace1830–40; <French <Spanish carapacho, of obscure origin OTHER WORDS FROM carapacecar·a·paced, adjectivecar·a·pa·cial [kar-uh-pey-shuhl], /ˌkær əˈpeɪ ʃəl/, adjectiveWords nearby carapacecaramel, caramelize, carangid, carangoid, carapa, carapace, carat, Caratacus, Caratinga, Caravaggio, caravan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carapaceI walked back to my desk, keeping the satisfaction locked tight within a carapace of steely unconcern, and took in the scene. Wall Street Bonuses Tumble, But Bankers Have Nowhere to Go|Aaron Timms|March 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST It encases their loserdom in a carapace of purity and righteousness. The GOP’s Leading Crank|Michael Tomasky|August 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST Ian McEwan: Well, I think one way… I think you have to develop a carapace of boringness. Hanging Out with Ian McEwan: Full Transcript|The Daily Beast Video|April 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST Greater awareness of that would soften their carapace of greed. How Bankers Screwed Up Their PR|Adam Hanft|February 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The carapace is dark tan having small whitish dots intermixed with a few indistinct, small, blackish specks posteriorly. North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae)|Robert G. Webb The plastron is attached to the carapace by ligamentous tissue. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler The plastron is joined to the carapace by the sutures of the bridge. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz|John M. Legler The margins of the carapace and abdomen are fringed with fine hairs, as are also most of the joints of the limbs. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold The carapace is very broad and flat; the toes united up to the claws by broad flexible membranes. Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier
British Dictionary definitions for carapace
nounthe thick hard shield, made of chitin or bone, that covers part of the body of crabs, lobsters, tortoises, etc Word Origin for carapaceC19: from French, from Spanish carapacho, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to carapacefur, coating, crust, surface, jacket, husk, membrane, rind, bark, sheath, case, integument, scale, skeleton, chassis, hull, frame, shard, shuck, framework Scientific definitions for carapace
A hard outer covering or shell made of bone or chitin on the back of animals such as turtles, armadillos, lobsters, and crabs. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |