plastron
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Synonyms: playtron, patron, platoon, apastron, plectron, astron, latron, apoastron, plasmon, plasmaron, klystron
Antonyms: playtron, patron, platoon, apastron, plectron, astron, latron, apoastron, plasmon, plasmaron, klystron
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Noun
- {{lb|en|zoology}} The nearly flat part of the shell structure of a [[tortoise]] or other animal, similar in composition to the [[carapace]].
- {{lb|en|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.
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