carapace

n.

（龟、蟹等的）硬壳；

复数：carapaces

1. He tickled gently at its glossy carapace,but the stubborn beetle would not budge.
   他轻轻地搔着甲虫光滑的壳，但这只固执的甲虫就是不动。

Carapace bone histology in the giant pleurodiran turtle stupendemys geographicus: phylogeny and function
Development of the turtle carapace: Implications for the evolution of a novel bauplan
Development of the turtle carapace: Implications for the evolution of a novel bauplan
Variation in Carapace Morphology and Reproduction in the Red-Eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans
Early pattern of calcification in the dorsal carapace of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus.
Mechanisms of resorption and deposition of calcium in the carapace of the crab Carcinus maenas
Procedures to attach a satellite transmitter to the carapace of an adult green turtle, Chelonia mydas
Carapace Width as a Tool for Evaluating the Rate of Development of Spiders in the Laboratory and the Field 1 | Annals of the Entomo...
Hydrodynamic stability of swimming in ostraciid fishes: role of the carapace in the smooth trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter (Teleostei...
Comprehensive survey of carapacial ridge-specific genes in turtle implies co-option of some regulatory genes in carapace evolution