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carapace in Spanish

carapace in Spanish is caparazón, carapacho — carapace means a tough shell made of bone or chitin that covers an animal's back for protection.

carapace in Spanish

caparazón
noun
A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.
carapacho
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 Spanish?
"carapace" in Spanish is caparazón, carapacho. carapace means: A tough shell made of bone or chitin that covers an animal's back for protection.
Are there other ways to say "carapace" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "carapace": caparazón, carapacho.
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