daddy longlegs

/ˈdædi ˈlɑŋlɛgz/

/ˈdædi ˈlɒŋlɛgz/

Definitions of daddy longlegs

1. noun

   spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
   synonyms: Phalangium opilio, harvestman

   type of:

   arachnid, arachnoid

   an arthropod with simple eyes and four pairs of legs
2. noun

   long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
   synonyms: crane fly

   type of:

   dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects

   insects 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