carapaced
Wearing natural armor
Having or covered by a carapace—the hard upper shell that protects turtles, crabs, and other creatures.
The term extends to anything with similar protective covering: carapaced beetles, a carapaced vehicle.
Figuratively, it describes emotional or psychological armor: He remained carapaced against criticism.
Hard outer covering
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- armoredProtected by metal covering
- turtleShell-encased reptile
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
lobster · crustacean · beetle · tortoise · chitin · segmented · arthropod · mollusk
Protected by metal covering
- tankLarge storage vessel
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- shieldedProtected from harm
- platedCoated with metal
reinforced · protective · vehicular · bunker · hardened · defensive · impervious · battle-ready
Wary and restrained
- defensiveProtective or easily threatened
- protectedKept from harm
- shieldedProtected from harm
- walled-offEnclosed by barriers
impenetrable · hardened · closed-off · fortified · withdrawn · unreachable · thick-skinned · invulnerable
shell
Hard outer covering
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- armoredProtected by metal covering
- turtleShell-encased reptile
crab · lobster · crustacean · beetle · tortoise · chitin · segmented · arthropod · mollusk · horseshoe crab
armored
Protected by metal covering
plated · reinforced · protective · vehicular · bunker · hardened · defensive · impervious · battle-ready · encased
guarded
Wary and restrained
walled-off · impenetrable · hardened · closed-off · fortified · withdrawn · unreachable · thick-skinned · invulnerable · detached
carapacedsoft-bodied
Lacking internal skeleton
shell-less · unshelled · unarmored · naked · gelatinous
carapacedunarmored
Lacking protective covering
unprotected · vulnerable · unshielded · unguarded · defenseless