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An Extended Carapace is a Tyranid Biomorph. It forms when a Tyranid's carapace has grown and extended over time to cover the few vulnerable areas they have.^[1][2]

Sources

• 1: Codex: Tyranids (4th Edition), pg. 32
• 2: Warhammer 40,000: Wargear, pg. 46