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plastral
[ plas-truhl ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of plastral1
First recorded in 1885–90; plastr(on) + -al 1
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Example Sentences
Variation and relative growth in the plastral scutes of the turtle Kinosternon integrum LeConte.
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Siebenrock's synopsis of living trionychids was based entirely on plastral characters.
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The pattern of sculpturing on the plastral bones as well as that of the carapace is generally of anastamosing ridges.
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The smallest female, from Lajitas, having a plastral length of 6.9 centimeters, has a mottled carapace.
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It was necessary to express plastral length as the sum of the lengths of forelobe and hind lobe.
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