PHALANX

Phalanx

The Phalanx are a fictional cybernetic species in the Marvel Comics universe. They have come in conflict with the X-Men and related groups on several occasions. They form a hive mind, linking each member by a telepathy-like system.

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phalanx

Noun

  1. a large group of people, animals or things, compact or closely massed, or tightly knit and united in common purpose.
  2. One of the bones of the finger or toe.
  3. An ancient Greek and Macedonian military unit that consisted of several ranks and files (lines) of soldiers in close array with joined shields and long spears.
  4. A Fourierite utopian community; a phalanstery.


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