Definition of Phalangida

1. Noun. Harvestmen.

Exact synonyms: Opiliones, Order Opiliones, Order Phalangida
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Arachnida, Class Arachnida
Member holonyms: Family Phalangiidae, Phalangiidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phalangida

Phaeophyta
Phaethon
Phaethontidae
Phaeton
Phagun
Phaistos
Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis amabilis
Phalaenoptilus
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Phalange
Phalangeridae
Phalangida (current term)
Phalangiidae
Phalangist
Phalangists
Phalangium
Phalangium opilio
Phalanx
Phalaris
Phalaris aquatica
Phalaris arundinacea
Phalaris canariensis
Phalaris tuberosa
Phalaropidae
Phalaropus
Phalaropus fulicarius

Literary usage of Phalangida

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

1. Handbook to the City of Dublin and the Surrounding District by Grenville Arthur James Cole, R. Lloyd Praeger (1908)
"GHC Only a dozen fairly common species of Phalangida are known to occur in the district. ... Phalangida ..."

2. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1894)
"... Phalangida, Acarina. I don't suppose that this is a lineal arrangement, ... The Phalangida plainly came from the Pseudoscorpionida through such forms as ..."

3. The Spider Book: A Manual for the Study of the Spiders and Their Near by John Henry Comstock (1912)
"Order Phalangida* Tbe Harvest-men The harvestmen are very common in most parts of ... It is now spelled Phalangida for the sabe of uniformity with the other ..."

4. An Introduction to the Study of Fossils (plants and Animals) by Hervey Woodburn Shimer (1914)
"Phalangida (Pennsylvanian to present). A well-known example is daddy longlegs (Phalangium); this lives upon small insects. 16. ..."

5. The Microtomist's Vade-mecum: A Handbook of the Methods of Microscopic Anatomy by Arthur Bolles Lee (1896)
"... are examined in boiled water, unless it be wished to study the phenomena of resuscitation, in which case spring water should be used. 838. Phalangida ..."

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