plastron

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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

When resting, the plastron is in contact with the ground, the legs relaxed, and the head and neck are extended upward.

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