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Daddy longlegs   /dˈædi lˈɔŋlˌɛgz/   Listen
Daddy longlegs

noun
1.
Long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite.  Synonym: crane fly.
2.
Spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs.  Synonyms: harvestman, Phalangium opilio.





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"Daddy longlegs" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Hold Daddy Longlegs by one leg and say, 'tell me where the cows are,' and he will point just right under another leg, and onct he told me where to find my ...
— Two Little Savages • Ernest Thompson Seton


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


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