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metasoma

/ ˌmɛtəˈsəʊmə /

noun

  1. zoology the posterior part of an arachnid's abdomen (opisthosoma) that never carries appendages

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There is nothing among the trilobites comparable to the movable lateral spines of the metasoma of Limulus.

It is probable that we have in the metasoma of Limulus a case of the disappearance of once clearly demarcated somites.

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