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Definition of Telsons

Telsons
Telson Tel"son, n.; pl. Telsons. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a boundary, limit.] (Zo["o]l.) The terminal joint or movable piece at the end of the abdomen of Crustacea and other articulates. See Thoracostraca.
Telson
Telson Tel"son, n.; pl. Telsons. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a boundary, limit.] (Zo["o]l.) The terminal joint or movable piece at the end of the abdomen of Crustacea and other articulates. See Thoracostraca.

Meaning of Telsons from wikipedia

- telson (from Ancient Gr**** τέλσον 'headlands, limit') is the hindmost division of the body of an arthropod. Depending on the definition, the telson is...
- Robert Eria Telson (born May 14, 1949) is an American composer, songwriter, and pianist best known for his work in musical theater and film, for which...
- Michael L. Telson is an American engineer currently at the Federation of American Scientists and General Atomics Corporation and is an Elected Fellow of...
- the group from other eurypterid groups is their flattened and expanded telsons, likely used as rudders when swimming. J. howelli, known from over 30 specimens...
- only from the telson and the metastoma (a large plate part of the abdomen). Both slimonid genera preserve flattened and expanded telsons that end in elongated...
- smaller telsons more resembling the postabdominal segments. The paraphyletic "xenopods" are more similar to those of aglaspidids, also with long telsons and...
- the pterygotids unique among the eurypterids, with large and flattened telsons (the posteriormost division of the body) likely used as rudders to provide...
- These two species belong to the genus Telson: Telson elongatus Pe****, 1952 Telson nicholsi Causey, 1960 "Telson Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information...
- originally recorded by American R&B and gospel music singer Jevetta Steele. Bob Telson, the songwriter, also recorded his version. Both versions appeared on the...
- lack the characteristic spinnerets of modern spiders, and retain elongate telsons. The first fossil now placed in the order was found in Gilboa, New York...