Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In macrurous crustaceans, the telson together with the appendages of the preceding segment. Also
tail-fin .
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There is our great elder brother and father, Eagle, he of the floating down and of the terraced tail-fan.
Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest Katharine Berry [Editor] Judson
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