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Meaning of tailshield | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The pygidium.

Examples

“Trilobites have a distinct headshield or cephalon and a distinct tailshield or pygidium, and in both these regions the original segmentation has been suppressed — more completely in the cephalon than in the pygidium — and [...]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

tailsitter tailskid tailslide tailspeed tailspike Tailspin

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