father longlegs

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father longlegs - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\
     1. (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.
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     2. (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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  Father longlegs \Fa"ther long"legs`\ (Zool.)
     See Daddy longlegs, 2.
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