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Definition: CARAPAX

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An alternative spelling for "Carapace": The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Carapax" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1883. (references)

Definition: CARAPAX

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An alternative spelling for "Carapace": The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "CARAPAX" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1883. (references)