noun
pl. -·legs·- harvestman (sense )
- crane fly
daddy longlegs
daddy long·legs daddy longlegs
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daddy longlegs
noun
pl. daddy longlegs- Any of various arachnids of the order Opiliones, having a small rounded body and long slender legs. Also called harvestman .
- Chiefly British A crane fly.
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Noun
(plural daddy longlegs)
Usage notes
Some confusion exists because of the use of (almost) the same term for an insect, a non-spider arachnid and a spider. This is partly alleviated by some authors by reserving the term daddy long-legs spider for the spider alone.
Noun
daddy-longlegs
- Alternative form of daddy longlegs
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