carapace : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: carapace	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for carapace
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carapace n hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles Synonym(s): carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carapace \Car"apace\ (k[acr]r"[adot]p[amac]s), n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.) The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.