telson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The part of an arthropod or crustacean posterior to the last segment, often resembling an armored tail or tip of the tail.

Word forms

telson telsons

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τέλσον (télson, “headland”).

Derived words

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