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

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

Measurements were made of the plastron, carapace, and abdominal lamina in 103 specimens of T. o. ornata from Kansas and neighboring states.

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