carapace (n)
shell#2 (n)
cuticle (n)
shield (n)

n01903756

type n
lex_filenum 05
def hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
Outgoing links
Hypernym scute
Part holonym mollusk, mollusc, shellfish; arthropod; turtle
Derivationally related form cuticle → cuticular
Hyponym cuticula
Substance meronym shell
Incoming links
Derivationally related form cuticular → cuticle
Part meronym turtle; arthropod; mollusk, mollusc, shellfish
Hypernym cuticula
Hyponym scute
Substance holonym shell

Back to the index

Click for the XML entry