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car·a·pace AHD[kărʹə-pās'] D.J.[ˈkærəˌpeɪs]K.K.[ˈkærəˌpes]n.(名词)- Zoology A hard bony or chitinous outer covering, such as the fused dorsal plates of a turtle or the portion of the exoskeleton covering the head and thorax of a crustacean.【动物学】 硬壳,背甲,头胸甲:一种硬骨质或甲壳质外部覆盖物,如海龟融为一体的背部板形器官,或甲壳纲动物覆盖头胸部的外骨骼部分
- A protective, shell-like covering likened to that of a turtle or crustacean:外壳,外表:类似海龟或甲壳纲动物的背甲或头胸甲的防护性壳状覆盖物:"He used to worry that Sarah would age the same way, develop the same brittle carapace"(Anne Tyler)“他过去常担忧莎拉也同样会苍老,外表变得同样冷漠”(安妮·泰勒)
- French 法语
- from Spanish carapacho 源自 西班牙语 carapacho
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