Hypertext Webster Gateway: "carapace"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Carapace \Car"a*pace\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*p[=a]s), n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.)
The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the
tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
carapace
n : hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as
arthropods and turtles [syn: {shell}, {cuticle}]
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