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metasoma

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/ ˌmɛtəˈsəʊmə /

noun

  1. zoology the posterior part of an arachnid's abdomen (opisthosoma) that never carries appendages

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They scanned the scorpion’s metasoma using a form of CT imaging and compiled the scans to reconstruct the tail in three dimensions.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2021

Scorpions have scuttled around on Earth for around 435 million years with a flexible, segmented body part, also called a metasoma.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2021

VS, Ventral venous sinus. chi, Chilaria. go, Genital operculum. br1 to br5, Branchial appendages, met, Unsegmented metasoma.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

The tergites of this region and those of the following region, the metasoma, are fused to form a second or posterior carapace in Limulus, whilst remaining free in Scorpio.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

The somites of the metasoma carry no parapodia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various