carapace noun, plural carapaces - part of the exoskeleton covering the thorax (or cephalothorax) of crustaceans (used in a narrow sense), but also applied to arachnids, such as spiders and scorpions, and sometimes applied loosely to refer to similar-appearing structures in the larval forms of some insects.

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Print References

Gordh, p. 162, entry for carapace (1)

Internet References

Wikipedia--Carapace

Works Cited

1.	A Dictionary of Entomology George Gordh, David H. Headrick. 2003. CABI Publishing.

Contributed by Cotinis on 12 January, 2008 - 9:04am

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