telson

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The new species is distinguished from all the known species of the genus by the combination of broadly rounded rostrum, narrower eyes and the spination of the uropodal endopod and telson.

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  1. noun The rearmost segment of the body of certain arthropods.
  2. noun An extension of this segment, such as the middle lobe of the tail fan of a lobster or the stinger of a scorpion.

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  • Scorpions: They are eight-legged invertebrates with an extended body and an erectile tail that ends with the 'telson' (the sting).
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  • The median length of the carapace was taken, from the tip of the rostrum to the posterior edge, and the length of the abdomen was taken from this point to the edge of the telson. —  Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory.
  • The new species is distinguished from all the known species of the genus by the combination of broadly rounded rostrum, narrower eyes and the spination of the uropodal endopod and telson. —  Daily News & Analysis
 

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  1. Greek, limit.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek τέλσον, a boundary, limit.
 

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