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[がい()·かく()]
gaikaku
noun

Root Words:

[がい() + かく()]
gai + kaku

English Meaning(s) for 外殻

noun
  1. shell; crust

Definition and Synonyms for 外殻

Carapace hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
Synonyms: がら, クチクラ, キューティクル, , , 外殻, , , , , , 甲殻, 甲皮, 甲羅, 背甲, 背甲, 角皮,
Shell the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
Synonyms: がら, シェル, , 外殻, , , 貝殻
Incrustation a hard outer layer that covers something
Synonyms: クラスト, 外殻, 甲殻
Shell the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
Synonyms: がら, ばい, シェル, 介殻, , , 外殻, , , , , , 甲殻, 甲羅, , 貝殻,
Shuck material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
Synonyms: がら, 中子, , 外殻, 外皮, 外被, , , 籾殻, 粗皮,

Meanings for each kanji in 外殻

» outside
» husk; nut shell

Categories 外殻 is a member of

Scute large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
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Natural Covering a natural object that covers or envelops
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Animal Material material derived from animals
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Plant Material material derived from plants
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