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PHALANGIUM

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Phalangiidae

Synonyms:

genus Phalangium; Phalangium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Phalangium" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Phalangium"):

daddy longlegs; harvestman; Phalangium opilio (spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs)

Holonyms ("Phalangium" is a member of...):

family Phalangiidae; Phalangiidae (a family of Phalangida)

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