a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail
a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest
(zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside
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Tortoises seem to preferentially put the available calcium in the plastron. 龟们似乎更喜欢把可用的钙质添加到他们的胸甲中。
Because the plastron has a hinge between the pectoral and abdominal scutes the flexibility endowed by the ligaments allows these turtles to close up very tightly. 由于胸甲和腹甲之间具有铰链关节,可以通过韧带活动,所以它们可以将自己牢牢地闭起来。