Carapace Synonyms

kărə-pās
Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shell
  2. cuticle
  3. shield

Words Related to Carapace

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. scute
  2. wing case
  3. forewing
  4. feather-like
  5. pronotum
  6. leathery

Carapace Sentence Examples

  • The carapace of the prosoma was unsegmented and often bore a pair of eyes.

  • The small first pair of appendages is concealed from view by the carapace.

  • In Homola the carapace is quadrilateral.

  • Growth is accompanied by a succession of moults, the spider emerging from its old skins by means of a fracture which extends along the front and sides of the cephalothorax just beneath the edge of the carapace.

  • Between the bases of the sixth pair cf limbs and behind the prosomatic carapace is seen the tergite of the small prae-genital somite.

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