carapace.

1. A hard protective covering over the upper body of an animal such as a crab or turtle.

2. An outward covering or manner that conceals and protects a vulnerable inner self.

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Words that belong together

• armored carapace
• cracked carapace

On the page

The creature’s carapace scraped against the ceiling.

A pale joint showed beneath the cracked carapace.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular: carapace; plural: carapaces. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.