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Definition of Xiphiplastron
Xiphiplastron Xiphiplastron Xiph"i*plas"tron, n.; pl. Xiphiplastra. [NL.,
fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + plastron.] (Anat.)
The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of
turtles; -- called also xiphisternum.
- former and the hyoplastron; then is the hypoplastron and finally, the xiphiplastron. The plastron, as a whole, is thick, and measures (in a specimen described... - s****'s bridge (called bridge notations), the lower carapace, or the xiphiplastron (tail edge). Some s**** may have been from locallyraised tortoises... - plastron. At the posterior end of the plastron, the last division is the xiphiplastron. The scales that make up the plastroninclude the humeral-, axillary-...
