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noun

Daddy longlegs n.

(Zool.) 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.

(Zool.) 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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Words linked to "Daddy longlegs" : dipteron, Tipulidae, crane fly, arachnid, Phalangium, two-winged insects, dipterous insect, family Tipulidae, genus Phalangium, dipteran, harvestman, Phalangium opilio, arachnoid