telson

English
The prawn Litopenaeus setiferus with the telson in orange.
Horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda) with arrow no. 3 pointing to its telson.

Etymology

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

Noun

telson (plural telsons)

  1. The part of an arthropod or crustacean posterior to the last segment.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Finnish

Noun

telson

  1. genitive singular of telso

French

Noun

telson m (plural telsons)

  1. telson

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

From French telson.

Noun

telson n (plural telsoane)

  1. telson

Declension
Declension of telson
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) telson telsonul (niște) telsoane telsoanele
genitive/dative (unui) telson telsonului (unor) telsoane telsoanelor
vocative telsonule telsoanelor
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