phalangidan

adjective

pha·​lan·​gi·​dan

-jədən,

-dᵊn

variants or phalangidean

¦falən¦jidēən

: phalangid entry 1

Word History

Etymology

phalangidan from New Latin Phalangida + English -an; phalangidean from New Latin Phalangidea + English -an

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