caparazón
Meanings
Noun
1. carapace (a hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal)
2. caparison
3. shell
4. nosebag
Examples2
¿Las tortugas cambian la caparazón?
Do turtles change their shells?
El caracol se refugió en su caparazón.
The snail retreated into its shell.