Opilionea

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phalangoidea \Phal`an*goi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Phalangium
     the daddy longlegs (see {Phalangious}) + Gr. e'i^dos form.]
     (Zool.)
     A division of Arachnoidea, including the {daddy longlegs} or
     {harvestman} ({Phalangium}) and many similar kinds. They have
     long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded,


     segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by
     trache[ae]. Called also {{Phalangides}}, {{Phalangidea}},
     {{Phalangiida}}, and {{Opilionea}}.
     [1913 Webster]