CARAPACE

Carapace

A carapace is a dorsal section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tortoises, the underside is called the plastron.

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carapace

Noun

  1. A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.


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