The 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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Father longlegs \Fa"ther long"legs`\ (Zool.)
See Daddy longlegs, 2.
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