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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

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