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Definition of Harvestmen
1. harvestman [n] - See also: harvestman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harvestmen
Literary usage of Harvestmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Century Readings for a Course in English Literature by James Francis Augustine Pyre, Karl Young (1910)
"harvestmen A-SINGING FROM THE OLD WIVES' TALE All ye that lovely lovers be, Pray
you for me: Lo, here we come a-sowing, a-sowing, And sow sweet fruits of ..."
2. A Manual for the Study of Insects by John Henry Comstock, Anna Botsford Comstock (1895)
"The harvestmen, or Daddy Long Legs. The harvestmen are very common in most parts
of the United States. They are well known to children in this country under ..."
3. Insect Life: An Introduction to Nature-study and a Guide for Teachers by John Henry Comstock (1901)
"Among the more common frequenters of roadsides are the harvestmen, which are near
... Most harvestmen can be recognized by their very long and slender legs ..."
4. A Textbook in General Zoology by Henry Richardson Linville, Henry Augustus Kelly (1906)
"harvestmen. The long-legged harvestmen, or daddy-longlegs ... The mites and ticks
are related to the harvestmen and to spiders. They show less segmentation ..."
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