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telson

noun
tel·​son | \ ˈtel-sÉ™n How to pronounce telson (audio) \

Definition of telson

: the terminal segment of the body of an arthropod or segmented worm especially : that of a crustacean forming the middle lobe of the tail

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 Uraraneida have more primitive spinnerets and retain the telson that modern day spiders no longer have. — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Horrifying Fossil Shows Spider With a Scorpion Tail," 5 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of telson

1855, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for telson

New Latin, from Greek, end of a plowed field; perhaps akin to Greek telos end

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telson

noun
tel·​son | \ ˈtel-sÉ™n How to pronounce telson (audio) \

Medical Definition of telson

: the terminal segment of the body of an arthropod or segmented worm

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