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
Turtles are characterized by a bony or cartilaginous shell, made up of the carapace on the back and the plastron on the ventral surface, which develops from the ribs.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
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
Emargination of the plastron has occurred at the places where the limbs rub against it during locomotion.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.
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