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单词 daddy longlegs
释义

daddy longlegs

noun

dad·​dy long·​legs ˌda-dē-ˈlȯŋ-ˌlegz How to pronounce daddy longlegs (audio)
-ˌlāgz
plural daddy longlegs
1
chiefly British : crane fly
2
: any of an order (Opiliones) of arachnids that have slender usually long legs and that resemble spiders but have an oval body lacking a constriction

called also harvestman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Harvestmen, sometimes called daddy longlegs, are often mistaken for spiders. Joshua Rapp Learn, Scientific American, 23 Dec. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

daddy longlegs

noun

dad·​dy long·​legs ˌda-dē-ˈlȯŋ-ˌlegz How to pronounce daddy longlegs (audio)
plural daddy longlegs
1
: a small animal like the related spider but with longer more slender legs
2
: a fly with long legs that resembles a large mosquito but does not bite
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