metasoma
Britishnoun
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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
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
Arachnids, in which the somites corresponding to mesosoma and metasoma have entirely aborted.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
XIV to XVIII, The confluent or unexpressed six somites of the 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
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