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PHALANGIUM OPILIO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Phalangium opilio mean?
• PHALANGIUM OPILIO (noun)
The noun PHALANGIUM OPILIO has 1 sense:
1. spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
Familiarity information: PHALANGIUM OPILIO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
daddy longlegs; harvestman; Phalangium opilio
Hypernyms ("Phalangium opilio" is a kind of...):
arachnid; arachnoid (air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs)
Holonyms ("Phalangium opilio" is a member of...):
genus Phalangium; Phalangium (type genus of the family Phalangiidae)
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