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Carapace
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
(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.