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

Emydoidea blandingi, the only other North American emyid with a hinged plastron, lacks a down-turned beak.

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