pseudocarapace

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noun

An arrangement of many bones that make up the back of some marine turtles

OriginEnglish carapace ← French carapace ← Spanish carapacho →
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Meanings

nounpseudocarapace (plural pseudocarapaces)

plural pseudocarapaces

  1. An arrangement of many bones that make up the back of some marine turtles

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Spanishcarapacho
  6. Frenchcarapace
  7. Englishcarapace
  8. Englishpseudocarapace

From pseudo- + carapace.

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APA

pseudocarapace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocarapace

MLA

“pseudocarapace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocarapace. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudocarapace,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudocarapace.

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