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daddy-longlegs

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdædiˈlɔŋˌlɛgz, ˈlɑŋ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dad′ē lông′legz′, -long′-)

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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

dad•dy-long•legs or dad•dy long•legs /ˈdædiˈlɔŋˌlɛgz, ˈlɑŋ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -long•legs.

Invertebratesa spiderlike insect having a compact, rounded body and usually extremely long, slender legs.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

dad•dy-long•legs (dad′ē lông′legz′, -long′-),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)

InvertebratesAlso called harvestman. any of numerous spiderlike arachnids of the order Opiliones, having a compact rounded body and extremely long, slender legs.
Invertebrates, British Terms[Brit.]a crane fly.

Also, dad′dy long′legs.

daddy + long¹ + leg + -s³ 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

daddy-longlegs n

Brit
an informal name for a crane fly
Austral US Canadian
an informal name for harvestman

'daddy-longlegs' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

crane fly - harvestman - arachnid

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