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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 …

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  1. 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.
  2. 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 tracheæ. Called also Phalangides, Phalangidea, Phalangiida, and Opilionea.
  3. A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs orharvestman (Phalangium) and many similar kinds. They have long,slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded, segmented abdomen; andchelate jaws. They breathe by tracheæ. Called also Phalangides,Phalangidea, Phalangiida, and Opilionea.