Hypernym

noun

large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake

Substance_meronym

noun

the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

Part_meronym

noun

any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming

noun

invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

noun

invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell

cuticle 3

noundomain: animal

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

Synonyms

carapace 1
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
shell 3
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
shield 3
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles