HyperDic: daddy_longlegs

English > 2 senses of the expression daddy longlegs:
NOUNanimaldaddy longlegs, crane flylong-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
animaldaddy longlegs, harvestman, Phalangium opiliospiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
English > daddy longlegs: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaninglong-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite.
Synonymcrane fly
Member ofTipulidae, family Tipulidaecrane flies
Broaderdipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteroninsects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
Spanishtípula
Catalantípula
English > daddy longlegs: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaningspiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs.
Synonymsharvestman, Phalangium opilio
Member ofPhalangium, genus Phalangiumtype genus of the family Phalangiidae
Broaderarachnid, arachnoidair-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
Spanishagostero, chichina, chinchina, falangio, opilón, pinacates, segador
Catalanfrare, segador

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