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carapace

part of exoskeleton in some animals
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carapace

Summary

carapace ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,146 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • carapace is a type of bony plate[2].
  • carapace is a type of protective shell[3].
  • carapace is part of exoskeleton[4].
  • carapace's Commons category is recorded as Carapace[5].
  • carapace's said to be the same as is recorded as Q141453684[6].
  • carapace's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • carapace's different from is recorded as Q16237610[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include bony plate[2] and protective shell[3].

Use and Application

carapace is part of exoskeleton[4].

Why It Matters

carapace ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,146 views/month).[1] carapace has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] carapace is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · DeltaBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'as', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'f
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ remove badge [[Q17437798]] from dewiki sitelink"
  2. 19d ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Q16237610
    Said to be the same as → Q141453684
    Part of → exoskeleton
    Part of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q141453684]], using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
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