carapace

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The suit -- called a carapace -- is about 70% complete and covers each major region of the body.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024

It had stubby limbs and a flattened carapace, suggesting that—unlike modern sea turtles—this ancient reptile lived along shallow coastlines.

From Scientific American • Oct. 22, 2023

Polished, urbane and preternaturally prepared, Cornwell’s sometimes mischievous demeanor forms a kind of shadow narrative, a fascinating carapace that Morris’s interrogatory arrows fail to fully pierce.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Gia’s reserve never feels evasive or affected; it feels like a carapace, donned by someone who’s been through a lot and knows better than to put her trust in people.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

What was new was not yet admirable, and thus it presented itself, as best it could, within the carapace of the ancient.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton