Phalangides

Phalangides
Phalangoidea Phal`an*goi"de*a, n. pl. [NL., from Phalangium the daddy longlegs (see {Phalangious}) + Gr. e'i^dos 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}}. [1913 Webster]

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  • phalangides — ou phalangiens (fa lan ji d ou fa lan jiin) s. m. pl. Cinquième ordre de la classe des arachnides, dont le type est la phalange ou faucheur …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Phalangides — Phalangid Pha*lan gid, n.; pl. {Phalangides}. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Phalangoidea. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • phalangides — pha·lan·gi·des …   English syllables

  • phalangides — fəˈlanjəˌdēz, fāˈ Etymology: New Latin, from Phalangium synonym of phalangida …   Useful english dictionary

  • phalangiens — phalangides ou phalangiens (fa lan ji d ou fa lan jiin) s. m. pl. Cinquième ordre de la classe des arachnides, dont le type est la phalange ou faucheur …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • ARACHNIDES — Les Arachnides représentent une classe d’animaux invertébrés créée par J. Lamarck lors de son cours prononcé au Muséum d’histoire naturelle de Paris en 1800 (an VIII). Leur définition et leur composition furent précisées l’année suivante dans… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Opilionea — Phalangoidea Phal an*goi de*a, n. pl. [NL., from Phalangium the daddy longlegs (see {Phalangious}) + Gr. e i^dos form.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or harvestman ({Phalangium}) and many similar kinds. They… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Phalangid — Pha*lan gid, n.; pl. {Phalangides}. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Phalangoidea. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Phalangidea — Phalangoidea Phal an*goi de*a, n. pl. [NL., from Phalangium the daddy longlegs (see {Phalangious}) + Gr. e i^dos form.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or harvestman ({Phalangium}) and many similar kinds. They… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Phalangiida — Phalangoidea Phal an*goi de*a, n. pl. [NL., from Phalangium the daddy longlegs (see {Phalangious}) + Gr. e i^dos form.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or harvestman ({Phalangium}) and many similar kinds. They… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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