noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A daddy longlegs.

   "No longlegses could make me jump like them queer creatures in a drop on it, […]"

2. 2
   long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bean polegiantgrenadierhimantopus stiltlong-legsstilt

Example

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"No longlegses could make me jump like them queer creatures in a drop on it, […]"

Related phrases

daddy longlegs

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