phalangium

noun

pha·​lan·​gi·​um

fəˈlanjēəm,

fāˈ-

1

plural phalangia

-jēə

, obsolete : a venomous spider

2

capitalized : a genus (the type of the family the Phalangiidae) of harvestmen

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek phalangion, a spider, from phalang-, phalanx phalanx

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