carapace — meaning in English

English meaning

• carapace noun A tough shell made of bone or chitin that covers an animal's back for protection.
• shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

Senses

carapace is used for these senses in English:

• carapace A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.
• shell (entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.

carapace — full definition

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.

shell — full definition

1. noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
2. noun An explosive projectile fired from artillery.
3. noun The outer frame or structure of something, especially when unfinished or empty inside.
4. noun A computer program that provides a command-line interface for interacting with an operating system.
5. verb To remove the outer covering from something, such as a nut or pea.

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