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tail fan

The fanlike posterior structure of a lobster, shrimp, or other crustacean, formed from the telson and the last pair of uropods and used for backward locomotion.

tail fan

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the fanned structure at the hind end of a lobster or related crustacean, formed from the telson and uropods

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