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pretelson

pretelson noun: the tergite just in front of the telson.

Noun

pretelson (plural pretelsons)

  1. The tergite just in front of the telson
    • The pretelson does not expand laterally and there is no evidence of an attachment point for cercal blades; this, combined with their absence in the material, indicates that such structures were lacking.2015 September 1, James C. Lamsdell et al., “The oldest described eurypterid: a giant Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) megalograptid from the Winneshiek Lagerstätte of Iowa”, in BMC Evolutionary...

Forms of pretelson

pluralpretelsons

Origin of pretelson

From pre- + telson.

Questions about pretelson

What does pretelson mean?
Pretelson means the tergite just in front of the telson.
What part of speech is pretelson?
Pretelson is a noun.
What is the plural of pretelson?
The plural of pretelson is pretelsons.

Words near pretelson in the dictionary

  1. pretelevision
  2. pretelevisual
  3. pretell
  4. pretelling
  5. pretells
  6. pretelson
  7. pretelsons
  8. pretemporal
  9. pretence
  10. pretenceless
  11. pretences

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