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CARAPACE (a Fr. word, from the Span. carapacho, a shield or armour)

CARAPACE (a Fr. word, from the Span. carapacho, a
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SHIELD (0. Eng. scild, cf. Du. and Ger. Schild, Dan. Skjold; the origin is doubtful, but may be referred to the root seen in " shell " or " scale "; another suggestion connects it with Icel. skjalla, to clash, rattle; it is not connected with the Indo-Ger
SHIELD, WILLIAM (1748—1829)
shield or
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ARMOUR, PHILIP DANFORTH (1832-1901)
armour) , the upper

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shell of a crustacean,

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TORTOISE

tortoise or turtle . The covering'of the

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ARMADILLO

armadillo is called a

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CARAPACE (a Fr. word, from the Span. carapacho, a shield or armour)

carapace, as is also the hard

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case in which certain of the

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