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DADDY LONGLEGS

1. An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium, and allied genera, having a little body and four pairs of long legs; called also harvestman, carter, and grandfather longlegs. 2. A name applied to much 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 Vocabulary
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