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carapaces

carapaces is the plural of carapace.

Meaning of carapace

Noun

carapace (plural carapaces)

  1. A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.
  2. (figuratively) That which protects.
    • So, little by little, youth loosens the hard carapace of confining custom their elders have built over the human heart.1928, Edward A. Ross, World Drift, New York; London: The Century Co., page 12

Questions about carapaces

What is carapaces the plural of?
Carapaces is the plural of carapace.

Words near carapaces in the dictionary

  1. carap oil
  2. carapace
  3. carapaced
  4. carapacelike
  5. carapaceous
  6. carapaces
  7. carapacial
  8. carapacic
  9. carapato
  10. carapatos
  11. carapax

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