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Definition of Phalangidea

Phalangidea
Phalangoidea Phal`an*goi"de*a, n. pl. [NL., from Phalangium the daddy longlegs (see Phalangious) + Gr. ? form.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 trache[ae]. Called also Phalangides, Phalangidea, Phalangiida, and Opilionea.

Meaning of Phalangidea from wikipedia

- the Second Yarkand Mission. (Calcutta, 1885) Monograph of the British Phalangidea or Harvest-Men. (Dorchester, 1890) ****rd-Cambridge (1918):4. North-east...