Carapace
[KER-ə-pays]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: French, 19th century
1.
The hard upper shell of a tortoise, crustacean, or arachnid.
2.
Something regarded as a protective or defensive covering.
Examples of Carapace in a sentence
"The trickiest part of eating a lobster is removing the meat from the carapace."
"She uses humor as a carapace to guard her more complex and private emotions."
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