plastron

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This thin layer of air is called a plastron and for decades, material scientists have been trying to harness its protective effects.

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

Ornate box turtles moving forward over even terrain hold the plastron a quarter to a half inch above the ground and keep the head and neck lowered and extended.

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