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Meanings of carapace in English

Portuguese
concha
Catalan
cutícula
Spanish
concha

Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles.

concha
Usage of carapace in English
1
The carapace of the armadillo, ground and taken in a little water.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) / A Record of Five Years' Explor...
2
Across the forward carapace of a green-painted Expansemobile moored nearby, Anton's body.
Woken furies
3
It had rolled its carapace smooth, withdrawn its sensors- arationalenough response.
Halo Silentium
4
As his carapace struck the forward bulkhead, he made a disgruntled noise.
Edge of Infinity
5
The mech finally snapped the last killbeast's carapace open across his knee.
Mech
6
She was still alive under the chalky carapace, but soon wouldn't be.
The Water Witch
7
But with startling selflessness Goyo does ultimately break through his protective carapace.
Reuters
8
The upper shell is called a carapace, and the lower a plastron.
The new yorker
9
The reptile, aware of danger, had retired between its carapace and plastron.
The Mysterious Island
10
A secret he would conceal beneath a carefully constructed carapace of charm.
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
11
With infinite amusement, it withdraws its tendrils and my carapace is resealed.
Halo Silentium
12
I curl into a ball and crunch up against the shiny carapace.
Hull zero three
13
Again it withdrew its eyes and sensors and its carapace became smooth.
Halo Silentium
14
Acrid smoke began to drift up from various points on its carapace.
Small favor
15
One half of his face was burned, the carapace crispy and brittle.
Revelation
16
Uro was a giant insect with a spiked carapace and scythelike hands.
Spellwright
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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