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tel·son

 (tĕl′sən)
n.
1. The rearmost segment of the body of certain arthropods.
2. An extension of this segment, such as the middle lobe of the tail of a lobster or the stinger of a scorpion.
[Greek, limit.]
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telson

(ˈtɛlsən)
n
(Zoology) the last segment or an appendage on the last segment of the body of crustaceans and arachnids
[C19: from Greek: a boundary; probably related to telos end]
telsonic adj
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tel•son

(ˈtɛl sən)

n.
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
[1850–55; < Greek télson boundary, limit]
tel•son′ic (-ˈsɒn ɪk) adj.
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