plastron
Americannoun
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a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
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Fencing. a quilted pad worn over part of the torso, for protection.
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an ornamental front piece of a woman's bodice.
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the starched front of a shirt.
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Zoology. the ventral part of the shell of a turtle.
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Etymology
Origin of plastron
1500–10; < Middle French < Italian piastrone, augmentative of piastra metal plate, piaster. See plaster
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Researchers have known for 20 years that a stable, underwater plastron was theoretically possible but, until now, haven't been able to show it experimentally.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023
The cotton poplin plastron shirt took 11 hours to make, according to the French house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2018
The plastron is made of scutes or plates; the scutes can be used to differentiate species of turtles.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
It’s perfectly normal for some tortoise species to have a penis that is half the length, or more, of the plastron.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 9, 2012
Extent of closure of the costoperipheral fontanelles in relation to length of plastron in 17 skeletons of T. o. ornata from eastern Kansas.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.
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