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carapace definition

cara·pace (kar′ə pās′)

noun

the horny, protective covering over all or part of the back of certain animals, as the upper shell of the turtle, armadillo, crab, etc.

Etymology: Fr < Sp carapacho

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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