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Phalangoidea
Webster's Dictionary
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Phalangoidea'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/phalangoidea.html. 1828.