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English → English (gcide) Definition: Phalangoidea 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'>Phalangides'>{Phalangides}, {Phalangidea , {Phalangiida}, and {Opilionea'>Phalangiida'>{Phalangiida}, and {Opilionea . [1913 Webster]