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Telson vs Uropod - What's the difference?

telson | uropod |

As nouns the difference between telson and uropod

is that telson is the part of an arthropod posterior to the last segment while uropod is either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.

telson

English

Noun

(wikipedia telson) (en noun)
  • The part of an arthropod posterior to the last segment.

    • Anagrams

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    uropod

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans
  • (immunology) the hind part of polarized leukocytes, mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and apoptosis

    • See also

    *endopodite *exopodite *telson