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Phalangoidea

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\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}.

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