Carapace
Noun: A hard, protective dorsal (top) shield or shell covering part or all of an animal’s body, common in creatures like turtles, tortoises, crabs, lobsters, and some spiders.
Example: “The turtles carapace was not strong enough to protect it from the speeding car.”
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