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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | structure; covering |
| Synonyms: | carapace, case, chassis, crust, frame, framework, hull, husk, integument, nut, pericarp, plastron, pod, scale, shard, shuck, skeleton, skin |
| Antonyms: | center, inside, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | lamina |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skin |
| Synonyms: | bark, carapace, case, casing, coating, crust, cutis, derma, dermis, epidermis, fell, film, fur, hide, hull, husk, integument, jacket, membrane, outside, parchment, peel, pelt, rind, sheath, sheathing, shell, shuck, slough, surface, tegument, vellum |
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Example Sentences
- Place the front tip of a heavy knife in the center of the lobster, near where the carapace meets the tail.
- The olive ridley turtle is named for the generally greenish color of its skin and shell, or carapace.
- Proganochelys furnished no clues to how the turtle shell evolved, however, because its own carapace is fully formed.
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