daddy longlegs

English - Turkish

Definition of daddy longlegs in English Turkish dictionary: örümcek; baba longlegs; (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) çayırsineği
daddylonglegs: çok uzun bacaklı bir örümcek
daddylonglegs: Phalangis

English - English

Definition of daddy longlegs in English English dictionary: Any one of certain arachnids with long thin legs; the harvestman or the vibrating spider; The cranefly; 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; A daddy longlegs is a flying insect with very long legs. = cranefly. a flying insect with six long legs. or harvestman Any of the 3,400 arachnid species constituting the order Opiliones. Daddy longlegs differ from spiders in having extremely long, thin legs and a spherical or oval body that is not divided in two. The body is approximately 0.05-1.0 in. (1-22 mm) long; the fragile legs may be 20 times the body length. Males are smaller than females. Adults have a pair of glands that secrete a foul-smelling fluid. Daddy longlegs are very widely distributed in temperate regions and in the tropics. The U.S. and Canada have about 150 species. They feed on insects, mites, spiders, carrion, and vegetable matter. See also crane fly; 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; type of spider that has a tiny body and very long thin legs; Alternative form of daddy longlegs
A daddy longlegs: longlegs

daddy longlegs

Hyphenation

dad·dy longlegs

dädi lônglegz

/ˈdadē ˈlôɴɢˌlegz/ /ˈdædiː ˈlɔːŋˌlɛɡz/

[ 'da-dE ] (noun.) 15th century. daddy + longlegs ( = long + legs)

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