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Definition of "daddy longlegs" []

  • Any of various arachnids of the order Phalangida, with a small rounded body and long slender legs. Also called harvestman. (noun)
  • See crane fly. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "daddy longlegs" in a sentence
  • "It shlupped itself toward its home pit like a daddy longlegs crawling off the windshield of a speeding car."