• (n. pl.) 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 tracheae. Called also Phalangides, Phalangidea, Phalangiida, and Opilionea.Phalangoidea: words in the definitio...
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<zoology> 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 tracheae. ... Synonym: Phalangides, Phalangidea, Phalangiida, and Opilionea. ... Origin: NL, from Phalangium th...
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Phal`an·goi'de·a noun plural [ New Latin , from
Phalangium the daddy longlegs (see
Phalangious ) + Greek ... form.]
(Zoology) A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or harvestman (
Phalangium ) and many similar kinds. They have long, slender, many-joi...
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