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Comparison of
plastrons of a
Cryptodire (Chrysemys
picta marginata) and a
Pleurodire (Chelodina canni) The
plastron (plural:
plastrons or plastra) is...
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their bodies. The
inorganic gill
mechanism allows aquatic arthropods with
plastrons to
remain constantly submerged.
Examples include many
beetles in the family...
- (Zhengzhou, Henan). By the end of the Erligang, the
plastrons were numerous, and at Anyang, sca****e and
plastrons were used in
roughly equal numbers. Due to the...
- by
inscribing questions on
turtle plastrons using the
oldest known form of
Chinese characters,
burning the
plastron, and
interpreting the
resulting cracks...
- staves. Over time, and up to 1970,
additional pieces were added,
including plastrons for past
Grand Bards, also
produced by
Francis Cargeeg. More metalwork...
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characters are
oracle bone
script (甲骨文),
carved on ox sca****e and
tortoise plastrons,
because the
rulers in the
Shang dynasty carved pits on such animals'...
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turtles and tortoises. In
turtles and tortoises, the
underside is
called the
plastron. In crustaceans, the
carapace functions as a
protective cover over the...
- the
sport of
fencing it is used in the
protective jackets, breeches,
plastrons and the bib of the masks. It is
increasingly being used in the peto, the...
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plastic foam, to
deflect the
frequent hits an
instructor endures.
Plastron A
plastron is an
underarm protector worn
underneath the jacket. It provides...
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considerably larger than
their male counterparts. In addition, the females'
plastrons are much
flatter than
those of the males,
which have a
concave shape....
