'Grandfather longlegs' definitions:

Definition of 'Grandfather longlegs'

From: GCIDE
  • Grandfather \Grand"fa"ther\, n. A father's or mother's father; an ancestor immediately after the father or mother in lineal ascent. [1913 Webster]
  • Grandfather longlegs. (Zool.) See Daddy longlegs. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'grandfather 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]