| Definition of 'daddy longlegs' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) crane fly, daddy longlegs
long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
2. (noun) harvestman, daddy longlegs, Phalangium opilio
spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
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| Definition of 'daddy longlegs' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. daddy longlegs
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
2. daddy longlegs
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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