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Webster 1913 Edition


Calipash

Calˊi-pash′

,
Noun.
[F.
carapace
, Sp.
carapacho
. Cf
Calarash
,
Carapace
.]
A part of a turtle which is next to the upper shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a dull greenish tinge, much esteemed as a delicacy in preparations of turtle.