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Definition of Daddy longlegs

1. Noun. Long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite.

2. Noun. Spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs.

Medical Definition of Daddy longlegs

1. 1. 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. 2. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Daddy Longlegs

dadaistic dadaists dadas dadded daddies dadding daddle daddled daddles daddling

daddock daddock daddocks daddy daddy longlegs (current term) daddy longlegs (current term) dadgum dado dadoed dadoes

dadoing dados dado plane dads dae Daedal daedalean daedalian daedalian daedalic

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