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Webster 1913 Edition
Daddy longlegs
Dad′dy long′legsˊ
.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
. 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
.