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daddy longlegs
(redirected from Daddy-Long-Legs Spider)

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daddy long·legs  (lônglgz, lng-)
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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Noun1.daddy longlegs - long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bitedaddy longlegs - long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
crane fly
dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects - insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
family Tipulidae, Tipulidae - crane flies
2.daddy longlegs - spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
harvestman, Phalangium opilio
arachnid, arachnoid - air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
genus Phalangium, Phalangium - type genus of the family Phalangiidae
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