Carapace — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɐpˌeɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpəkwˈɪnɐmˌiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpəkwˈɪnɐmˌiːn/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɐpˌeɪs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cuticle shell shield

Word Forms

cuticular

adjective

of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Panzer

harte äußere Hülle oder Hülle bestimmter Organismen wie Arthropoden und Schildkröten

🇪🇸Spanish

carapacho

cubierta exterior dura o caja de ciertos organismos como artrópodos y tortugas

🇳🇱Dutch

rugschild

harde buitenlaag of omhulsel van bepaalde organismen zoals geleedpotigen en schildpadden

🇵🇹Portuguese

carapaça

cobertura externa dura ou caso de certos organismos, como artrópodes e tartarugas

🇷🇺Russian

панцирь

твердый внешний покров или оболочка некоторых организмов, таких как членистоногие и черепахи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कछुवे की पीठ की हड्डी

आर्थ्रोपोड और कछुए जैसे कुछ जीवों का कठोर बाहरी आवरण या मामला

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যারাপেস

শক্ত বাইরের আবরণ বা নির্দিষ্ট জীবের ক্ষেত্রে যেমন আর্থ্রোপড এবং কচ্ছপ

🇮🇳Tamil

கார்பேஸ்

கடினமான வெளிப்புற உறை அல்லது ஆர்த்ரோபாட்கள் மற்றும் ஆமைகள் போன்ற சில உயிரினங்களின் வழக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

కారపేస్

గట్టి బాహ్య కవచం లేదా ఆర్థ్రోపోడ్స్ మరియు తాబేళ్లు వంటి కొన్ని జీవుల కేసు

🇮🇳Marathi

कॅरॅपेस

कठीण बाह्य आवरण किंवा आर्थ्रोपॉड्स आणि कासव सारख्या विशिष्ट जीवांचे केस

🇮🇳Gujarati

કારાપેસ

સખત બાહ્ય આવરણ અથવા અમુક સજીવો જેમ કે આર્થ્રોપોડ અને કાચબાનો કેસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾರಪೇಸ್

ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಹೊರ ಹೊದಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆರ್ತ್ರೋಪಾಡ್‌ಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಆಮೆಗಳಂತಹ ಕೆಲವು ಜೀವಿಗಳ ಪ್ರಕರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാർപേസ്

ആർത്രോപോഡുകളും ആമകളും പോലുള്ള ചില ജീവികളുടെ കഠിനമായ പുറം ആവരണം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

甲壳

节肢动物和海龟等某些生物的硬外壳或外壳

🇯🇵Japanese

甲羅

節足動物やカメなどの特定の生物の硬い外皮またはケース

🇰🇷Korean

등딱지

절지동물이나 거북이와 같은 특정 유기체의 딱딱한 외피 또는 케이스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mai

lớp vỏ cứng bên ngoài hoặc vỏ của một số sinh vật nhất định như động vật chân đốt và rùa

🇹🇭Thai

กระดอง

เปลือกนอกแข็งหรือกรณีของสิ่งมีชีวิตบางชนิด เช่น สัตว์ขาปล้องและเต่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

karapas

penutup luar yang keras atau wadah organisme tertentu seperti arthropoda dan kura-kura

🇲🇾Malay

karapas

penutup luar yang keras atau kes organisma tertentu seperti artropod dan penyu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الذبل درع قرني

الغطاء الخارجي الصلب أو حالة بعض الكائنات الحية مثل المفصليات والسلاحف

🇮🇷Persian

کاراپاس

پوشش بیرونی سخت یا مورد موجودات خاصی مانند بندپایان و لاک پشت ها

🇹🇷Turkish

kabuk

sert dış kaplama veya eklembacaklılar ve kaplumbağalar gibi belirli organizmaların durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁריוֹן

כיסוי חיצוני קשה או מקרה של אורגניזמים מסוימים כגון פרוקי רגליים וצבים

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The primary meaning of 'carapace' is 'hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles'.

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Using 'carapace' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'carapace' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'carapace' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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