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Webster 1913 Edition


Phalangoidea


Phalˊan-goi′de-a

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., from
Phalangium
the daddy longlegs (see
Phalangious
) + Gr.
εἶδοσ
form.]
(Zool.)
A division of Arachnoidea, including the
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
, and
Opilionea
.