Definition of Phalangium opilio

1. Noun. Spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs.

Exact synonyms: Daddy Longlegs, Harvestman
Generic synonyms: Arachnid, Arachnoid
Group relationships: Genus Phalangium, Phalangium

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phalangium Opilio

Phaistos
Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis amabilis
Phalaenoptilus
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Phalange
Phalangeridae
Phalangida
Phalangiidae
Phalangist
Phalangists
Phalangium
Phalangium opilio (current term)
Phalanx
Phalaris
Phalaris aquatica
Phalaris arundinacea
Phalaris canariensis
Phalaris tuberosa
Phalaropidae
Phalaropus
Phalaropus fulicarius
Phalguna
Phallaceae
Phallales
Phallus impudicus
Phallus ravenelii

Literary usage of Phalangium opilio

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Entomologist's Useful Compendium: Or, An Introduction to the Knowledge by George Samouelle (1819)
"Female, Phalangium opilio. Linn., Tabr. Inhabits Europe on walls and rocks. Genus 5. OPILIO. Leach. Eyes placed on a common peduncle: mandibles corneous, ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1872)
"I can say the same from the development of Phalangium opilio observed by me. The embryo of this animal resembles in its general features the well known ..."

3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1869)
"V. Baer one in Phalangium opilio. You will find these observations in Prof. Yon Siebold's Memoires in the Stettin Eatoni. Zeitung." COLEOPTERA TAKEN IN THE ..."

4. Reports on Zoology for 1843, 1844 by Andreas Johann Wagner, Franz Hermann Troschel, Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson, Carl Th. Ernst Siebold (1847)
"A valuable Memoir on the Anatomy of Phalangium opilio, has been published by Tulk. (Ann. Nat.Hist. xii, pp. ..."

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