CARAPACE


Meaning of CARAPACE in English

— carapaced , adj. — carapacial /kar'euh pay"sheuhl/ , adj.

/kar"euh pays'/ , n.

a bony or chitinous shield, test, or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle.

[ 1830-40; carapacho, of obscure orig. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .