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