1. (Zool.) An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also harvestman, carter, and grandfather longlegs. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus Tipula, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also father longlegs. [ 1913 Webster ]
[かトンボ(蚊トンボ);かとんぼ(蚊蜻蛉), ka tonbo ( ka tonbo ); katonbo ( ka tonbo )](n) (1) (See 大蚊) crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae); (2) (derog) a tall, gangly person; string bean[Add to Longdo]
[あしながおじさん, ashinagaojisan](n) (1) (See 大蚊) anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster); (2) harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)[Add to Longdo]