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harvestman

Pronunciation:  'hârvistmun

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 Definition: [n]  spider-like arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
 
 Synonyms: daddy longlegs, Phalangium opilio
 
 See Also: arachnid, arachnoid, genus Phalangium, Phalangium

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Har"vest*man\, n.; pl. {Harvestmen}.
1. A man engaged in harvesting. --Shak.

2. (Zo["o]l.) See {Daddy longlegs}, 1.

 

 

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