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telson

telson

1 9.9
The last body part of some animals like crabs and scorpions, often ending in a tail or stinger
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛl.sən/
  • Specialized
: telson
  • Researchers studied the telson to understand how it contributes to the lobster's balance.

Examples

  • When dissecting the scorpion, they noted the size of the telson as an important feature.

  • This-- you pakeha call it Telson's Gorge.

    Tracker (2010)

  • Templeman (1935, 1940c) clipped metal tags to the telson of sublegal and legal-sized lobsters.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The telson of the shrimp helps in stabilization while swimming.

Surface Forms

telson singular
telsons plural

Etymology

Telson comes from the Greek root telos, which means 'end'. So the telson is the 'tail end' of animals like crabs, shrimp, and scorpions, which is why the name refers to the last body segment.