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.
2. daddy longlegs ·- 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.