carapaces

noun

plural of carapace
as in shields
technical a hard shell on the back of some animals (such as turtles or crabs)

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Recent Examples of carapaces Specifically, carapaces spelling out 8647, which is either shell-speak for evil intent or a bartender telling Patel to 86 his personal booze and buy a drink already. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026 There were two carapaces, and one of them had little stones that would just sort of dance on the top of his head — because truly, those were the only moving parts. — Emma Forgione, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026 Time draws these kids osmotically through a membrane, turning them into things like us, adults captured by the brittle carapaces of our egos. — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026 Also in the Tuamotus, on the atoll of Tikehau, divers head out to Tuheiava Pass with Tikehau Diving for regular sightings of mantas at a cleaning station (pinnacles that draw large fish to have their gills, teeth, and carapaces cleaned by smaller ones). — Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carapaces
  1. shields
  2. plates
  3. shells
  4. husks
  5. casings
  6. pods
  7. hulls
  8. sheaths
Noun
  • Ornamental shields and coats of arms are decorated with castles, crosses, lions, flags, and crowns.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The exemption shields bargained rules related to wages, hours and other working conditions from antitrust scrutiny.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of shields
Noun
  • Kayley remembered the extra forks but forgot the appetizer plates.
    — Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This area is where the Nazca, South American and Caribbean tectonic plates interact, causing frequent seismic activity.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of plates
Noun
  • Video from inside the school shows students seeking shelter beneath tables in a classroom, tables overturned and stacked, and bullet shells on the floor.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • At the time, the shells were usually made from resin composite or a thicker, more opaque porcelain material than what dentists have access to today.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of shells
Noun
  • Multiple generations will form an assembly line, with some spreading the masa on prepared corn husks, some adding the meat, and some folding and tying the tamales.
    — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 25 July 2026
  • Psyllium Fiber Psyllium is a soluble fiber made from the husks of Plantago ovata seeds.
    — Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 20 July 2026
Definition of husks
Noun
  • According to the outlet, casings found outside the building suggest the shooting began outside and then continued inside the apartment, but an investigation into the exact circumstances continues.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The suspects escaped, and investigators later recovered the officer's Charger with a broken window and damage to its steering column, along with numerous 9mm shell casings, Fox 29 reported.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of casings
Noun
  • That meant a job seeker posting once a week was invisible, buried under full-time content creators with engagement pods and posting schedules.
    — Tammy Homegardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Sainsbury was inspired to create the podcast after devouring hit true crime pods like Serial, The Teacher’s Pet and Amanda Knox’s Blood Money and realizing there was a clear parody angle.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pods
Noun
  • Their large hulls combine a full-length flight deck with a hangar, vehicle storage areas and a well deck for launching landing craft.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Tamburri said there are diseases that infect things like shellfish that are suspected to have traveled along the hulls of ships.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of hulls
Noun
  • The research team says future versions may use adjustable sheaths or elastic materials to fit a wider range of bodies.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
  • To further the house’s connection to nature, Wright used flagstone flooring inside and out and employed large sheaths of glass windows for visual continuity.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Definition of sheaths

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“Carapaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carapaces. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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