How to pronounce “plastron”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (zoology) The nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise or other animal, similar in composition to the carapace.
• (fencing) 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.

Practice Nearby Words

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