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SHELL |
Carapace |
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CARAPAX |
See Carapace. |
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OMOSTEGITE |
The part of the carapace of a crustacean situated
behind the cervical groove. |
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UROGASTRIC |
Behind the stomach; -- said of two lobes of the
carapace of certain crustaceans. |
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MESOGASTRIC |
Of or pertaining to the middle gastric lobe of the
carapace of a crab. |
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METAGASTRIC |
Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of
the carapace of crabs. |
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EPIGASTRIC |
Over the stomach; -- applied to two of the areas of the
carapace of crabs. |
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METABRANCHIAL |
Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of
crabs covering the posterior branchiae. |
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MESOBRANCHIAL |
Of or pertaining to a region of the carapace of a
crab covering the middle branchial region. |
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ROSTRUM |
The anterior, often spinelike, prolongation of the
carapace of a crustacean, as in the lobster and the prawn. |
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PYGAL |
Situated in the region of the rump, or posterior end of the
backbone; -- applied especially to the posterior median plates in the
carapace of chelonians. |
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NUCHAL |
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the back, or nape,
of the neck; -- applied especially to the anterior median plate in the
carapace of turtles. |
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BLADE |
The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large
ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the
best tortoise shell. |
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CRAB |
One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and
usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or
carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body. |
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TESTUDINATA |
... and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or
dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or ventral shell, called
... |