Look up: Plastron

1. 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
   
   
2. 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
   
   
3. 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
   
   
4. 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
   
   
5. plastron
   part which covers the stomach and breast of tortoise Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
6. 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. ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/102
   
   
7. 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 ma...
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8. plastron
   noun (zoology) the part of a turtle`s shell forming its underside
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9. plastron
   noun a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest
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10. 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 diff...
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11. 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
    
    
12. Plastron
    The lower half of a turtle shell.
    Found on http://www.cortland.edu/herp/keys/glossa
    
    
13. Plastron
    A plastron is a ventral shield, the lower part of the horny shell of reptiles such as the tortoise.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow
    
    
14. plastron
    Type: Term Pronunciation: plas′tron Definitions: 1. The sternum with costal cartilages attached.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio
    
    
15. plastron
    the bottom, flattened part of a shelled animal
    Found on http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/turtleglossary.
    
    
16. Plastron
    the bottom shell of a turtle or tortoise.
    Found on http://www.kingsnake.com/articles/Glossa
    
    
17. Plastron
    The shell covering the underside (bottom) of a turtle or other animal
    Found on http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/herps/gl
    
    
18. plastron
    The underside or bottom portion of a turtle shell
    Found on http://www.coastalplainsreptiles.com/glo
    
    
19. PLASTRON
    the shell of the ventral or lower (belly) surface of a turtle
    Found on http://www.seeturtles.org/1901/glossary-
    
    
20. plastron
    The lower shell of a turtle.
    Found on http://animal-world.com/encyclo/reptiles
    
    
21. 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 ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastron