daddy longlegs
n 1: long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes
but do not bite [syn: {crane fly}, {daddy longlegs}]
2: spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long
thin legs [syn: {harvestman}, {daddy longlegs}, {Phalangium
opilio}]
Phalangoidea \Phal`an*goi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Phalangium
the daddy longlegs (see {Phalangious}) + Gr. e'i^dos form.]
(Zool.)
A division of Arachnoidea, including the {daddy longlegs} or
{harvestman} ({Phalangium}) and many similar kinds. They have
long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded,
segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by
trache[ae]. Called also {{Phalangides}}, {{Phalangidea}},
{{Phalangiida}}, and {{Opilionea}}.
[1913 Webster]
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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22 Moby Thesaurus words for "daddy longlegs": arachnid, arthropod, beetle, bug, caterpillar, centipede, chilopod, diplopod, fly, harvestman, hexapod, insect, larva, maggot, millepede, millipede, mite, nymph, scorpion, spider, tarantula, tick