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xiphiplastron,
n. Anatomy
and
Zoology
. Each of the fourth or hindmost pair of lateral plates in the plastron of a turtle.
“
In the Turtle the plastron consists of nine pieces..the fourth [lateral], xiphiplastron.
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— Thomas Henry Huxley · 'A Manual of the Anatomy of vertebrated animals' (1871)