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Definition of Carapaxes
1. carapax [n] - See also: carapax
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carapaxes
Literary usage of Carapaxes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Eclectic Journal of Medicine by John Bell (1838)
"The carapaxes of the fossil infusoria contained in this deposit made me think of
a mineral ... with siliceous carapaxes, of which I send you drawings. ..."
2. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1843)
"... contains the remains of nineteen different forms of infusoria with siliceous
carapaxes, several of which are similar to those belonging to some of the ..."
3. The Medico-chirurgical Review by James Johnson, Henry James Johnson (1843)
"... on the frontiers of Lapland * * * According to Retzius, it contains the remains
of nineteen different forms of infusoria with siliceous carapaxes, ..."
4. The Medico-chirurgical Review, and Journal of Practical Medicine (1843)
"... on the frontiers of Lapland * * * According to Retzius, it contains the remains
of nineteen different forms of infusoria with siliceous carapaxes, ..."
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