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harvestman
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har·vest·man  (härvst-mn)
n.
1. A man who harvests.

harvestman [ˈhɑːvɪstmən]
n pl -men
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a person engaged in harvesting
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called (US and Canadian) daddy-longlegs any arachnid of the order Opiliones (or Phalangida), having a small rounded body and very long thin legs
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Noun1.harvestman - spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
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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Cave crickets and harvestmen or "daddy longlegs" that live inside the caves during the day and feed outside the caves at night contribute important nutrients to the cave ecosystem.
 
 
 
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