Pretelson

noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

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"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."

Etymology

From pre- + telson.

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