‖Xiph″i‐plas″tron (?), n.; pl.Xiphiplastra (#). [NL., fr. Gr. ξίφοσ a sword + plastron.] (Anat.) The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; — called also xiphisternum.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.