plastron

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Cones etched onto the substrate make the water droplets glide on an air-film gap, known as a plastron.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

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

There is a tendency for the dark markings of the plastron to encroach on the lighter markings, if no wear on the shell occurs.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.