Antonyms for carapaces

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kar-uh-peys

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkær əˌpeɪs

Definition of carapaces

Origin : 1836, from French carapace "tortoise shell" (18c.), from Spanish carapacho or Portuguese carapaça, of uncertain origin, perhaps somehow from Latin capa (see cape (n.1)).

As in shell : noun structure; covering
As in skin : noun outer covering, especially of animate being
As in lamina : noun skin

Example sentences :

It was littered with the relics of old wrecks, with sea rubbish, and the carapaces of crabs.
Extract from : « The Sea and the Jungle » by H. M. Tomlinson

He is also greedy of tortoises, and uses the same method to break their carapaces, eating the soft parts.
Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay

After laying their eggs they cover them with a bed of sand, which they beat down with their carapaces as if they were rammers.
Extract from : « Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon » by Jules Verne

Spider-crabs (Maa), for example, have their carapaces covered with alg and hydroids of all sorts.
Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay

Synonyms for carapaces

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