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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

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