daddy-longlegs


daddy-longlegs

n 1. (Animals) Brit an informal name for a crane fly 2. (Animals) Austral and US and Canadian an informal name for harvestman2

dad′dy-long′legs

or dad′dy long′legs


(ˈlɔŋˌlɛgz, ˈlɒŋ-)
n., pl. -long•legs. 1. Also called harvestman. any spiderlike arachnid of the order Opiliones, having a compact rounded body and usu. extremely long, slender legs. 2. crane fly. [1805–15]
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