Xiphiplastra

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Xiphiplastron \Xiph"i*plas"tron\, n.; pl. {Xiphiplastra}. [NL.,
     fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + plastron.] (Anat.)
     The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of
     turtles; -- called also {xiphisternum}.
     [1913 Webster]