Phrase guide
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noun
The cranefly; any insect of the suborder Tipulomorpha.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any (non-spider) arachnid of the order Opiliones, mostly with long thin legs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US
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Synonyms: harvestman
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The daddy long-legs spider, any spider of the family Pholcidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: harvestman, Phalangium opilio
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arachnid, arachnoid
noun
long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crane fly
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
History
From daddy + longlegs. First attested in 1810s. Preceded by father longlegs, attested from 1740s.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
