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)
- The part of an arthropod or crustacean posterior to the last segment.
Derived terms
- pretelson
- telsonic
Anagrams
- Elston, Leston, Letson, Noltes, Solent, Tolens, lentos, onlest, stolen
Finnish
Noun
telson
- genitive singular of telso
French
Noun
telson m (plural telsons)
- telson
Further reading
- “telson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
From French telson.
Noun
telson n (plural telsoane)
- 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 | ||