telson
[tel-suh n]
- the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
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Origin of telson
First recorded in 1850–55, telson is from the Greek word télson boundary, limit
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Telson sat next him in class, and, he knew well, would help him if he could.
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But he was not there, nor, strange to say, was Telson himself.
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This last remark was caused by the fact that Telson was taking off his coat.
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He was a nice-looking boy, was Telson—and the lady thought so too.
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Oh,” said Telson, “I only wanted to know what sort of place it was.
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telson
- the last segment or an appendage on the last segment of the body of crustaceans and arachnids
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Word Origin
C19: from Greek: a boundary; probably related to telos end
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Word Origin and History for telson
n.
1855, from Greek telson "a limit" (see tele-).
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