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
- 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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