phalangium
noun
pha·lan·gi·um
\fəˈlanjēəm, fāˈ-\
Definition of phalangium
1 plural phalangia \-jēə\ obsolete : a venomous spider
2 capitalized : a genus (the type of the family the Phalangiidae) of harvestmen
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Origin and Etymology of phalangium
New Latin, from Greek phalangion, a spider, from phalang-, phalanx phalanx
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