pretelson

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ telson.

Noun

pretelson (plural pretelsons)

1. The tergite just in front of the telson
   • 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 Biology‎, volume 15, →DOI:

     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.

Anagrams

• petronels