Look up: Plastron

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   plastron
   The plastron is the bony plate that forms the underside of a turtle's shell, covering its belly.
   Found on http://www.turtles.org/glossary.htm
   
   
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   Plastron
   A plastron is a ventral shield, the lower part of the horny shell of reptiles such as the tortoise.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php
   
   
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   Plastron
   Metal breastplate worn under the haubach; also quilted pad worn in fencing. Term used with militariana.
   Found on http://www.antiquetoys.com/glossary.html
   
   
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   Plastron
   a half-jacket with no underarm seam, worn for extra protection on the sword arm under the fencing jacket; also a padded over-jacket worn by a fencing coach when giving individual training
   Found on http://www.britishfencing.com/British_Fe
   
   
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   Plastron
   a half-jacket with no underarm seam, worn for extra protection on the sword arm under the fencing jacket; also a padded over-jacket worn by a fencing coach when giving individual training
   Found on http://www.hpfc.org.uk/glossary.htm
   
   
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   plastron
   part which covers the stomach and breast of tortoise Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   Plastron
   Plas'tron noun [ French plastron breastplate, plastron, Late Latin plastra a thin plate of metal. See Plaster .] 1. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast. Dryden. 3. (Anc. Armor) An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk. 3. (Anat.) The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See
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   plastron
   1. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast. ... 3. An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk. ... 3. <anatomy> The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata. ... 4. A trimming for the front of a woman's dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to the waist ...
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   plastron
   noun (zoology) the part of a turtle`s shell forming its underside
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    plastron
    noun a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest
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    Plastron
    The `plastron` is the nearly flat part of the shell structure of a turtle or tortoise, what one would call the belly, similar in composition to the carapace; with an external layer of horny material divided into plates called scutes and an underlying layer of interlocking bones. In certain families there is a hinge between the pectoral and abdominal scutes allowing the turtle to almost completely enclose itself. In certain species the sex of a t...
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    Plastron
    • (n.) A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast. • (n.) The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata. • (n.) An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk. • (n.) A trimming for the front of a woman`s dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders t...
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    plastron
    (from the article `turtle`) ...including tortoises. Although numerous animals, from invertebrates to mammals, have evolved shells, none has an architecture like that of turtles. ... The turtle`s shell is an adaptation that protects it from predators. The carapace and plastron each arose from two types of bone: dermal bones that ... [...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/77
    
    
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    plastron
    The sternum with costal cartilages attached. [Fr. a breastplate]
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    Plastron
    The lower half of a turtle shell.
    Found on http://www.cortland.edu/herp/keys/glossa