carapace /karˈə-pās/

1. The thick hard shell, made of bone or chitin, of the crab, tortoise, turtle, etc
2. A layer of heat-resistant tiles on a spacecraft
3. An inpenetrable outer shell, eg a reserved manner used as a protection against outside influences

carapāˈcial /-shl/ adjective

• scissions
• scissiparities
• scissiparity
• scissor
• scissorbill
• scissorbills
• scissor blade
• scissor blades
• scissor case
• scissor cases
• scissor cut
• scissor cuts
• scissored
• scissorer
• scissorers
• scissor hold
• scissor holds
• scissoring
• scissor kick
• scissor-leg
• scissor-legs
• scissors
• scissors-and-paste
• scissors kick
• scissors kicks