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daddy longlegs

[dad-ee-lawng-legz, -long-] / ˈdæd iˈlɔŋˌlɛgz, -ˈlɒŋ- /


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The researchers believe that this new finding helps explain some mysteries about daddy longlegs.

From New York Times Mar. 1, 2024

If there’s one defining trait of daddy longlegs, it has to be their legs.

From Science Magazine Aug. 3, 2021

Most memorable was the state campground somewhere in Iowa with the very tall grass and daddy longlegs everywhere.

From Washington Post Jul. 16, 2021

But it was nothing to be afraid of, they were daddy longlegs.

From Slate Dec. 18, 2019

I ventured that I had watched a daddy longlegs.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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