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It's not uncommon in English, though I suspect it's most often used in technical fields like entomology.
by drcongo 3y ago
It's not uncommon in English, though I suspect it's most often used in technical fields like entomology.
- madmountaingoat 3y agoI'm pretty sure you encounter in in science fiction as well, where some bug like alien has a carapace or a soldier has some armored exo-skeleton described by the word. Though I cannot think of any specific examples.
- myrmidon 3y agoQuite common in videogames, too. A specific example would be the Carapace (armor) upgrades in Starcraft 2 (one faction, the Zerg, are basically insects). Also sometimes used for (humanoid) armor crafted from shells (fantasy settings). I think this is MUCH more prevalent in scifi/fantasy targeted at male audiences, and the data confirms it [1] [1]: https://osf.io/g4xrt/# https://osf.io/g4xrt/#!
- sevagh 3y agoThe Dota 2 hero Nyx Assassin (beetle-like creature) has a skill called Spiked Carapace.