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		Definition of carapace in English: carapacenoun ˈkarəpeɪsˈkɛrəˌpeɪs 1The hard upper shell of a tortoise, crustacean, or arachnid. (龟等甲壳类动物的)背甲,头胸甲  the study found oil in the carapace of 29 sea turtles that returned to feed in the spill area Example sentencesExamples -  Only crabs with more than 95 percent of the dorsal carapace exposed were selected.
 -  The dorsal carapace, as far as is known to the authors, has never been described from the fossil record.
 -  The galatheid crabs had particularly high reflectances, relatively spectrally neutral on the small carapaces, and quite red on the large legs.
 -  In general, the morphology of the carapace of the type species is more subtle than that exhibited on the new species.
 -  Both specimens are probably molts, as only the dorsal carapace is preserved.
 -  Some have distinctive markings on their heads and on their carapace, or upper shell.
 -  With such scathing one-liners Steers gives his film a hard carapace of irony.
 -  The carapace of these turtles lacks scutes and is covered instead with a leathery skin.
 -  DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS are frequently represented in the fossil record by their carapaces, which are composed of calcified cuticle.
 -  But what emerged from the dustbin, like a tortoise from its carapace, wasn't aggressive.
 -  All specimens are exuviae, with thin and fragile carapaces and abdomens and fragmentary bodies and appendages.
 -  Ostracods shed the carapace with each molt, whereas the conchostracans simply add material to the carapace as they grow.
 -  The narrow border of the carapace is visible, especially at the anterior and dorsal margins.
 -  It exhibits the ventral side of the body but the carapace is removed and dorsally visible.
 -  These genera have well-ornamented carapaces that exhibit carapace width and length ratios that differ from the other genera within the family.
 -  In the performance of this task, at last the hard carapace of my resistance broke apart.
 -  The carapace is used for protection and so a new shell is usually grown under the old in order for the organism to be shielded at all times.
 -  The hard carapace or upper shell of some sea turtles acts as a protection from predators.
 -  In some species, the carapace is domed, while most have a low-arching carapace.
 -  Rare complete carapaces of larger specimens are present and those of smaller instars are more common.
 
 - 1.1 Something regarded as a protective or defensive covering.
 under her carapace of self-confidence she was very sensitive to criticism  I don't blame him for building a carapace around his true self  
 
 OriginMid 19th century: from French, from Spanish carapacho, of unknown origin.    Definition of carapace in US English: carapacenounˈkerəˌpāsˈkɛrəˌpeɪs 1The hard upper shell of a turtle, crustacean, or arachnid. (龟等甲壳类动物的)背甲,头胸甲  the study found oil in the carapace of 29 sea turtles that returned to feed in the spill area Example sentencesExamples -  The dorsal carapace, as far as is known to the authors, has never been described from the fossil record.
 -  In some species, the carapace is domed, while most have a low-arching carapace.
 -  The carapace is used for protection and so a new shell is usually grown under the old in order for the organism to be shielded at all times.
 -  But what emerged from the dustbin, like a tortoise from its carapace, wasn't aggressive.
 -  DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS are frequently represented in the fossil record by their carapaces, which are composed of calcified cuticle.
 -  It exhibits the ventral side of the body but the carapace is removed and dorsally visible.
 -  These genera have well-ornamented carapaces that exhibit carapace width and length ratios that differ from the other genera within the family.
 -  Rare complete carapaces of larger specimens are present and those of smaller instars are more common.
 -  The carapace of these turtles lacks scutes and is covered instead with a leathery skin.
 -  Both specimens are probably molts, as only the dorsal carapace is preserved.
 -  The hard carapace or upper shell of some sea turtles acts as a protection from predators.
 -  Only crabs with more than 95 percent of the dorsal carapace exposed were selected.
 -  Some have distinctive markings on their heads and on their carapace, or upper shell.
 -  The narrow border of the carapace is visible, especially at the anterior and dorsal margins.
 -  All specimens are exuviae, with thin and fragile carapaces and abdomens and fragmentary bodies and appendages.
 -  In the performance of this task, at last the hard carapace of my resistance broke apart.
 -  The galatheid crabs had particularly high reflectances, relatively spectrally neutral on the small carapaces, and quite red on the large legs.
 -  Ostracods shed the carapace with each molt, whereas the conchostracans simply add material to the carapace as they grow.
 -  In general, the morphology of the carapace of the type species is more subtle than that exhibited on the new species.
 -  With such scathing one-liners Steers gives his film a hard carapace of irony.
 
 - 1.1 Something regarded as a protective or defensive covering.
 under her carapace of self-confidence she was very sensitive to criticism  I don't blame him for building a carapace around his true self  
 
 OriginMid 19th century: from French, from Spanish carapacho, of unknown origin.     |