carapace

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carapace

/karaˈpat͡ʃe/

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dallo spagnolo carapacho

noun carapaci

rivestimento calcareo a forma di mantello o conchiglia, che copre il cefalotorace dei crostacei
scudo esterno delle tartarughe

In English

carapace hard protective covering
shell entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects

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@misc{carapace_2026,
  title = {carapace},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/carapace},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}