plastron

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Cones etched onto the substrate make the water droplets glide on an air-film gap, known as a plastron.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

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

It is characterized by the shape of the front lobe of the plastron, which is bent upwards and extends beyond the carapace.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various