| 词汇 | carapace |
| 释义 | carapace noun[ C ] biology specializeduk /ˈkær.ə.peɪs/ us /ˈker.ə.peɪs/ a hard layer that covers and protects animals such as crabs and turtles（动物的）壳，甲壳 Synonym shell The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals ala baleen bristle bristly coated cowhide dander downy feather fleece mane plumule sable seashell spine spinneret vibrissa whalebone whiskery wishbone Examples of carapacecarapace The eyestalks were cemented to the cephalic carapace with cyanoacrylate adhesive. Cambriid with markedly postplete valves, adult carapace (dorsal shield) c. 6-7 mm long. The carapace of cambriids provides few clues to their mode of life. The range of images is designed to indicate the variation in the carapace shape e and morphology of this species. On the plastron, the ornamentation is the same as on the carapace, but weaker. This intact strong outer carapace is impervious to water and air, and perhaps resistant to bacterial and fungal penetration. The opening in the carapace was then filled with gauze to stop the bleeding and covered with beeswax. The carapace has a roughly rounded outline and lacks midline or lateral keels. Left lateral (a) and ventral (b) views of a carapace and anterior view of a left valve (c). She looks almost as though she has donned a smooth carapace with wrinkles and ambiguous edges airbrushed out. All specimens are crushed dorso-ventrally, so the original curvature of the carapace is unknown, but it seems to have been low. Nevertheless, some carapace morphologies hint at certain modes of life. Most adults are found on the carapace of the shell attached in pits dissolved between the scutes. The postero-lateral and posterior margins of the carapace are thin, forming a sharp edge. This suggests a long lateral fontanelle on the carapace. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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