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carapace in Czech

carapace in Czech is štít — carapace means a tough shell made of bone or chitin that covers an animal's back for protection.

carapace in Czech

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

What does "carapace" mean?

  1. noun A tough shell made of bone or chitin that covers an animal's back for protection.
  2. noun Anything that shields or guards something.
    "So, little by little, youth loosens the hard carapace of confining custom their elders have built over the human heart."
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carapace in a sentence

  • So, little by little, youth loosens the hard carapace of confining custom their elders have built over the human heart.
  • This is all a massive failure of science to pierce the carapace of public ignorance.

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What is "carapace" in Czech?
"carapace" in Czech is štít. carapace means: A tough shell made of bone or chitin that covers an animal's back for protection.
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