Telson Definition

tĕlsən
noun
The last, stinging segment of the body of a scorpion, or a projection of the last body segment, as in many decapod crustaceans.
Webster's New World
An extension of this segment, such as the middle lobe of the tail of a lobster or the stinger of a scorpion.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Telson

Noun

Singular:
telson
Plural:
telsons

Origin of Telson

  • Ancient Greek a boundary, limit.

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek limit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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