2syllables
plastron
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Definitions ofplastron
1noun
- The nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise or other animal, similar in composition to the carapace.
- A half-jacket worn under the jacket for padding or for safety.
- A man's shirt-bosom.
- An ornamental front panel on a woman's bodice.
- A breastplate.
- A film of air trapped by specialized hairs against the body of an aquatic insect, and which acts as an external gill.
Example: "The plastron of a diving beetle is not directly a source of oxygen, but acts as a gill, acquiring oxygen from the surrounding water."
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