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Definition: grandfather longlegs
Daddy longlegs
\Dad“dy long”legs`\
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
[1913 Webster]