The upper shell or carapace of the turtle. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > turtles or sea-tortoises > parts of (13) calipash1674 The upper shell or carapace of the turtle. Obsolete. calipee1689 The lower shell or plastron of the turtle. Obsolete. hut1698 The shell of a turtle or tortoise. Cf. earlier house, n.1 3. Obsolete. rare. monsieur1751 Cookery. The fat of a turtle. Obsolete. pee1764 = calipee, n. turtle-shell1828 (a) the shell of a turtle; the material of this, tortoiseshell; (b) = turtle cowry n. hyosternal1835 The second pair of plates in the plastron of a turtle, also called the hyoplastron. xiphiplastron1871 Each of the fourth or hindmost pair of lateral plates in the plastron of a turtle. xiphisternum1872 the posterior division of the sternum, in some animals osseous and in others cartilaginous, in man constituting the xiphoid or ensiform… pygal1885 A posterior median bone or plate (or each of a pair or series) in the carapace of a turtle or tortoise. Also: (in some reptiles) each of a number of… xiphiplastral1889 (a) adj. pertaining to or constituting a xiphiplastron; (b) n. a xiphiplastral plate, a xiphiplastron. turtle-back1898 The back of a turtle. Subcategories:— part of upper shell (1) |
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