telson

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛlsən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tel′sən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
tel•son  (tel′sən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Invertebratesthe last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
  • Greek télson boundary, limit
  • 1850–55;
tel•son•ic  (tel son′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
telson / ˈtɛlsən/
  1. the last segment or an appendage on the last segment of the body of crustaceans and arachnids
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek: a boundary; probably related to telos end
'telson' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tail fan - telsontail - uropod

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