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daddy longlegs

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dad⋅dy-long⋅legs

[dad-ee-lawng-legz, -long-]
–noun (used with a singular or plural verb)
1. Also called harvestman. any of numerous spiderlike arachnids of the order Opiliones, having a compact rounded body and extremely long, slender legs.
2. British. a crane fly.
Also, daddy longlegs.


Origin:
1805–15; daddy + long 1 + leg + -s 3
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crane fly  
n.  Any of numerous long-legged, slender-bodied flies of the family Tipulidae, having the general appearance of a large mosquito. Also called daddy longlegs.
daddy long·legs   (lông'lěgz', lŏng'-)   
n.   pl. daddy longlegs
  1. Any of various arachnids of the order Phalangida, with a small rounded body and long slender legs. Also called harvestman.

  2. See crane fly.

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