Definitions for daddy longlegs
Princeton's WordNet
crane fly, daddy longlegs(noun)
long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
harvestman, daddy longlegs, Phalangium opilio(noun)
spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
Wiktionary
daddy longlegs(Noun)
The cranefly; any insect of the family Tipulidae.
daddy longlegs(Noun)
Any (non-spider) arachnid of the order Opiliones, mostly with long thin legs; the harvestman.
daddy longlegs(Noun)
The daddy long-legs spider, any spider of the family Pholcidae.
Origin: From daddy + longlegs.
Webster Dictionary
Daddy longlegs(u)
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
Daddy longlegs(u)
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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