† phalangien.
Obsolete. rare.
= phalangium n. 1a.
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1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 249 There be many sorts of Spyders found in very cold Countries, but no Phalangies at all.
1665 T. Stanley tr. Ælian Various Hist. xiii. xxxv. 281 Naturalists affirm, that the Hart, when he would purge himself, eateth the herb Seselis: and being bitten by Phalangies he eats Crabs.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. x. 215/1 The Phalangie, or Phalanx-Spider, are of several sort, some great, others lesser, both dangerous, hurtful, and poysonous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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