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XIPHIPLASTRON

\zˈɪfɪplˌastɹɒn], \zˈɪfɪplˌastɹɒn], \z_ˈɪ_f_ɪ_p_l_ˌa_s_t_ɹ_ɒ_n]\

Definitions of XIPHIPLASTRON

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)

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The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; - called also xiphisternum.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; - called also xiphisternum.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The fourth lateral plate in the plastron of Chelonia.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Greek] The fourth lateral plate in the plastron of Chelonia (zool.).

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

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