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carapace

Protective covering of many animals, particularly the arched bony plate characteristic of the order Chelonia (tortoises, terrapins, and turtles), and the shield that protects the fore parts of crustaceans, such as crabs.



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They are magnificent creatures with smooth black carapaces and great headpieces.
Raffia shawls of the indigenous people of the South American region of Orinoco, like carapaces for absent bodies, stand in rows across from a series of cubicles in the glittering light of an anonymous bank lobby looking like they were just denied access for economic reasons.
From a distance, the Parco is signposted by swelling, weighty hulks of the lead roofs evoking metaphors of tortoise shells, insect carapaces and the curiously graceful jointed armour of samurai warriors.
 
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