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telson

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tel·son  (tlsn)
n.
1. The rearmost segment of the body of certain arthropods.
2. An extension of this segment, such as the middle lobe of the tail fan of a lobster or the stinger of a scorpion.
[Greek, limit.]
telson [ˈtɛlsən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the last segment or an appendage on the last segment of the body of crustaceans and arachnids
[from Greek: a boundary; probably related to telos end]
telsonic  [tɛlˈsɒnɪk] adj
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O peso seco dos camarões foi determinado em estufa a 60[grados]C até atingir peso constante, enquanto o comprimento total foi medido da ponta do rostro a ponta do telson com um paquímetro com precisão de 0,01 mm.
Desempenho de pos-larvas do camarao-rosa Farfantepenaeus paulensis ... by Olivera Cavalli, Ronaldo; Lehnen, Tagor Carlos; Toth Kamimura, Michel; Britto Wasielesky, Wilson Fra / Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences (UEM)
Within each developmental stage we estimated the total length of all mysids measured as the distance from rostrum to telson.
Seasonal changes in the population structure and life cycle of ... by Kotta, Ilmar; Kotta, Jonne; Herkul, Kristjan / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Biology/Ecology
Cephalic section of telson with two immovable spines in each caudolateral corner extending over exopodite.
Orconectes (Procericambarus) theaphionensis (Decapoda: Cambaridae), ... by Morris, Charles C. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
 
 
 
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