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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiǎqiào
"螃蟹坚硬的甲壳能保护自己。"
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The hard upper shell of a turtle, crustacean, or arachnid.
"The crab retreated quickly inside its hard carapace."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From French carapace, from Spanish carapacho, of uncertain origin, possibly from Old Spanish or a blend of indigenous words.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Carapace" is said worldwide
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carapace
Transliteration: carapace
"Le crabe se cache sous sa carapace."
Panzer
Transliteration: Panzer
"Die Schildkröte zieht sich in ihren Panzer zurück."
corazza
Transliteration: corazza
"La tartaruga ha una dura corazza sulla schiena."
caparazón
Transliteration: caparazon
"El caparazón de la tortuga es muy resistente."
carapaça
Transliteration: carapaca
"A carapaça do crustáceo protege-o dos predadores."
कछुए की पीठ का सख्त आवरण
Transliteration: kachhue ki peeth ka sakht aavaran
"कछुए का आवरण बहुत कठोर होता है।"
甲壳
Transliteration: jiǎqiào
"螃蟹坚硬的甲壳能保护自己。"
갑각
Transliteration: gapgak
"거북이는 단단한 갑각을 가지고 있다."
甲羅
Transliteration: kōra
"亀の硬い甲羅が体を守っています。"
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