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harvestman
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Harvestman
(gcide) | Harvestman \Har"vest*man\ (-man), n.; pl. Harvestmen (-men).
1. A man engaged in harvesting. --Shak.
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2. (Zool.) See Daddy longlegs, 1.
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harvestman
(gcide) | Phalangoidea \Phal`an*goi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Phalangium
the daddy longlegs (see Phalangious) + Gr. e'i^dos form.]
(Zool.)
A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or
harvestman (Phalangium) and many similar kinds. They have
long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded,
segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by
trache[ae]. Called also {Phalangides}, {Phalangidea},
{Phalangiida}, and {Opilionea}.
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harvestman
(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.
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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.
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harvestman
(gcide) | Carter \Cart"er\, n.
1. A charioteer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) Any species of Phalangium; -- also called
harvestman.
(b) A British fish; the whiff.
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harvestman
(wn) | harvestman
n 1: spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long
thin legs [syn: harvestman, daddy longlegs, {Phalangium
opilio}] |
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Harvestman
(gcide) | Harvestman \Har"vest*man\ (-man), n.; pl. Harvestmen (-men).
1. A man engaged in harvesting. --Shak.
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2. (Zool.) See Daddy longlegs, 1.
[1913 Webster]Phalangoidea \Phal`an*goi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Phalangium
the daddy longlegs (see Phalangious) + Gr. e'i^dos form.]
(Zool.)
A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or
harvestman (Phalangium) and many similar kinds. They have
long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded,
segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by
trache[ae]. Called also {Phalangides}, {Phalangidea},
{Phalangiida}, and {Opilionea}.
[1913 Webster]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.
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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]Carter \Cart"er\, n.
1. A charioteer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) Any species of Phalangium; -- also called
harvestman.
(b) A British fish; the whiff.
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