plastral
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of plastral
First recorded in 1885–90; plastr(on) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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Extensive black plastral pattern, all parts of which are interconnected.
From A New Supspecies of Slider Turtle (Pseudemys scripta) from Coahuila, Mexico by John M. Legler
Lateral edges of posterior plastral lobe reflected downward.
From A New Supspecies of Slider Turtle (Pseudemys scripta) from Coahuila, Mexico by John M. Legler
The relation of plastral length to number of eggs laid by 21 females of T. o. ornata from eastern Kansas.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
The external scutellation of the plastral hinge in adults also differs from that in juveniles.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
Variation and relative growth in the plastral scutes of the turtle Kinosternon integrum LeConte.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman
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