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||Ca"ranx (kā"ră&nsm;ks),
n. (Zoöl.) A genus of fishes,
common on the Atlantic coast, including the yellow or golden
mackerel.

Car"a*pace (kăr"&adot;*pās),
n. [F.] (Zoöl.) The thick
shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle,
the crab, and other crustaceous animals.

||Ca`ra*pa"to (kä`r&adot;*pä"t&osl;),
n. [Pg. carrapato.] (Zoöl.)
A south American tick of the genus Amblyomma. There
are several species, very troublesome to man and beast.

Car"a*pax (?), n.
(Zoöl.) See Carapace.

Car"at (kăr"ăt), n.
[F. carat (cf. It. carato, OPg. quirate, Pg.
& Sp. quilate), Ar. qīrāt bean or pea
shell, a weight of four grains, a carat, fr. Gr.
kera`tion a little horn, the fruit of the carob tree,
a weight, a carat. See Horn.


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