Pronunciation: ˌ da-d ē - ' lo ̇ ŋ - ˌ legz, - ˌ l ā gz
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural daddy longlegs
Date: circa 1814
1 chiefly British : CRANE FLY
2 : any of an order (Opiliones) of arachnids that have slender usually long legs and that resemble spiders but have an oval body lacking a constriction ― called also harvestman