plastral

American  

[plas-truhl] / ˈplæs trəl /

adjective

Zoology.

1. of or relating to a plastron.

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Etymology

Origin of plastral

First recorded in 1885–90; plastr(on) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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 Legler, John M.

Lateral edges of posterior plastral lobe reflected downward.

From A New Supspecies of Slider Turtle (Pseudemys scripta) from Coahuila, Mexico 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.

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 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 Legler, John M.