Meaning of DADDY LONGLEGS
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- [n] spider-like arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
- [n] long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
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| | Synonyms: | | crane fly, harvestman, Phalangium opilio |
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| | See Also: | | arachnid, arachnoid, dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, family Tipulidae, genus Phalangium, Phalangium, Tipulidae, two-winged insects | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | |  Daddy-Long-Legs
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dad"dy long"legs`\
1. (Zo["o]l.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and
allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long
legs; -- called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and
{grandfather longlegs}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to many species of dipterous
insects of the genus {Tipula}, and allied genera, with
slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane
fly; -- called also {father longlegs}.
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| | Related Terms: | | arachnid, arthropod, beetle, bug, caterpillar, centipede, chilopod, diplopod, fly, harvestman, hexapod, insect, larva, maggot, millepede, millipede, mite, nymph, scorpion, spider, tarantula, tick |
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