English-French translations for plastron

• plastron

Definition of plastron

• The nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise or other animal, similar in composition to the carapace
• A man's shirt-bosom
• A breastplate

Examples

• The plastron of a diving beetle is not directly a source of oxygen, but acts as a gill, acquiring oxygen from the surrounding water.

Related words

• plastic
• chloroplast
• antineoplastic
• plaster
• plasterboard
• plasterer
• plastering
• plasterwork
• plastered
• plastery