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entoplastron

entoplastron noun: the median plate of the plastron of turtles.

entoplastron: the median plate of the plastron of turtles
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Noun

entoplastron (plural entoplastra)

  1. The median plate of the plastron of turtles.
    Synonyms:
    entosternum

entoplastron meaning in Tamil

entoplastron in Tamil

எண்ட்டோப் பிளாஸ்ட்ரான் உட்தகடு

Synonyms of entoplastron

Forms of entoplastron

pluralentoplastra
alternative formendoplastron

Origin of entoplastron

Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1872 as ento- + plastron. Superseded the earlier entosternum, a nominalised form of the French adjective entosternal, coined by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1818. The prefix is from Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós, “inner”), in reference to its position as the unpaired bone at the centre of the plastron.

Questions about entoplastron

What does entoplastron mean?
Entoplastron means the median plate of the plastron of turtles.
What is entoplastron in Tamil?
Entoplastron in Tamil is எண்ட்டோப் பிளாஸ்ட்ரான் உட்தகடு. See Entoplastron meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is entoplastron?
Entoplastron is a noun.
What is the plural of entoplastron?
The plural of entoplastron is entoplastra.

Words near entoplastron in the dictionary

  1. entopic graphomania
  2. entoplasm
  3. entoplastic
  4. entoplastra
  5. entoplastral
  6. entoplastron
  7. entoproct
  8. entoprocts
  9. entopterygoid
  10. entopterygoids
  11. entoptic

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