plastron
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Current techniques to assess artificially made superhydrophobic surfaces only take into account two parameters, which don't give enough information about the stability of the air plastron underwater.
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 shell consists of the ventral surface called the plastron and the dorsal surface called the carapace, which develops from the ribs.
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
"Normal" rate of growth was determined by averaging records of increase in length of plastron for turtles in each age group.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
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