Definition of Carapaces. Meaning of Carapaces. Synonyms of Carapaces

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Definition of Carapaces

Carapace
Carapace Car"a*pace (k[a^]r"[.a]*p[=a]s), n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.) The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.

Meaning of Carapaces from wikipedia

- A carapace is a dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or s**** in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids...
- Expedition (1956–1958) because of the fossil carapaces of small crustaceans found in the exposed rocks. The Carapace Nunatak is an erosional outlier of Jur****ic...
- "Multiple carapaces and detached valves." An ostracod. Candona C. altanulaensis Altan Uul IV, Bügiin Tsav, Nemegt "Multiple specimens with carapaces and valves...
- clavipes measured 3.5 metres (11 ft) with a carapace length of 1.7 metres (5.6 ft), while the carapaces of other species like G. munizi and G. reticulatus...
- the Middle Tri****ic, and Eorhynchochelys of the Late Tri****ic lacked carapaces and plastrons but had shortened torsos, expanded ribs, and lengthened...
- the Burgess Shale of Canada. They are distinguished by their bivalved carapaces and pair of upward curving grasping frontal appendages. Isoxyids have...
- These newly emergent hatchlings are dark-colored, with heart-shaped carapaces measuring approximately 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long. They instinctively crawl...
- living sea turtle. Archelon had a leathery carapace instead of the hard s**** seen in most sea turtles. The carapace may have featured a row of small ridges...
- Warhammer 40,000 (sometimes colloquially called Warhammer 40K, WH40K or 40k) is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most po****r...
- like those of other marine turtles, have mostly black carapaces and light-colored plastrons. Carapaces of juveniles turn dark brown to olive, while those...