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CARAPACE

\kˈaɹɐpˌe͡ɪs], \kˈaɹɐpˌe‍ɪs], \k_ˈa_ɹ_ɐ_p_ˌeɪ_s]\

Definitions of CARAPACE

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A shield covering the whole or part of the back of certain animals, -it may be chitinous or bony.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

n. A thick shell which covers the back of the tortoise, and other crustaceous animals.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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