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Carapace

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(a Fr. word, from the Span. carapacho, a shield or armour), the upper shell of a crustacean, tortoise or turtle. The covering of the armadillo is called a carapace, as is also the hard case in which certain of the Infusoria are enclosed.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Carapace'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/carapace.html. 1910.
 
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