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Webster 1913 Edition
Phalangoidea
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Phalˊan-goi′de-a
,Noun.
pl.
(Zool.)
A division of Arachnoidea, including the , , , and .
daddy longlegs
or harvestman
(Phalangium
) and many similar kinds. They have long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded, segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by tracheæ. Called also Phalangides
Phalangidea
Phalangiida
Opilionea