Etymology

telson

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Today it means: The part of an arthropod or crustacean posterior to the last segment, often resembling an armored tail or tip of the tail. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέλσον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromτέλσον
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromτέλσον
  3. English todaytelson

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τέλσον (télson, “headland”).

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