harvestman
Americannoun
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a person engaged in harvesting
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Also called (US and Canadian): daddy-longlegs. any arachnid of the order Opiliones (or Phalangida ), having a small rounded body and very long thin legs
Etymology
Origin of harvestman
Example Sentences
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The team also revealed a treasure trove of underground species, including blind spiders, blind harvestman, and a whip scorpion, all new to science, in a previously unexplored cave system.
From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023
Three arthropod species were named for him by other scientists — a spider, a millipede and a spider relative called a harvestman.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022
The user also tested it out and found some poor results: “One of my harvestman photos was IDed as a jumping spider, one as a termite, and another one as a crane fly.”
From Slate • Jul. 9, 2022
The harvestman makes its way through the mossy woodland on eight spindly legs, delicate tentpoles supporting a plump body with two tiny eyes.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2021
Having heard that Daddy Longlegs was a harvestman, she urged him to go to work for Farmer Green at harvest time.
From The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug by Bailey, Arthur Scott
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