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

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

For example, nearly all males were mature when the plastron was 100 to 110 millimeters long, regardless of the age at which this size was attained.

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