'Father longlegs' definitions:

Definition of 'Father longlegs'

From: GCIDE

Father longlegs \Fa"ther long"legs`\ (Zool.) See Daddy longlegs, 2. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'father longlegs'

From: GCIDE

Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\
1. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]

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