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 shell consists of the ventral surface called the plastron and the dorsal surface called the carapace, which develops from the ribs.
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
The plastron is joined to the carapace by the sutures of the bridge.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
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