plastral
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of plastral
First recorded in 1885–90; plastr(on) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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The gular scutes, on the anterior edge of the forelobe, become worn long before other plastral laminae do.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.
The present specimens have carapace lengths of 250 and 238 mm. and plastral lengths of 185 and 176 mm.
From Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala by Duellman, William E.
Lateral edges of posterior plastral lobe reflected downward.
From A New Supspecies of Slider Turtle (Pseudemys scripta) from Coahuila, Mexico by Legler, John M.
It was necessary to express plastral length as the sum of the lengths of forelobe and hind lobe.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.
Variation and relative growth in the plastral scutes of the turtle Kinosternon integrum LeConte.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by Duellman, William E.
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