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calipee

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cal⋅i⋅pee

  [kal-uh-pee, kal-uh-pee]
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–noun
the part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
Compare calipash.

Origin:
1650–60; of obscure orig.
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cal·i·pee   (kāl'ə-pē', kāl'ə-pē')   
n.  An edible, gelatinous, yellowish substance lying beneath the lower shell of a turtle.

[Possibly alteration of calipash.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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