Harvestman

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Harvestman \Har"vest*man\ (-man), n.; pl. {Harvestmen} (-men).
     1. A man engaged in harvesting. --Shak.
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     2. (Zool.) See {Daddy longlegs}, 1.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phalangoidea \Phal`an*goi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Phalangium
     the daddy longlegs (see {Phalangious}) + Gr. e'i^dos form.]
     (Zool.)
     A division of Arachnoidea, including the {daddy longlegs} or
     {harvestman} ({Phalangium}) and many similar kinds. They have
     long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded,
     segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by
     trache[ae]. Called also {{Phalangides}}, {{Phalangidea}},
     {{Phalangiida}}, and {{Opilionea}}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\
     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}.
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     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}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carter \Cart"er\, n.
     1. A charioteer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster.
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     3. (Zool.)
        (a) Any species of {Phalangium}; -- also called
            {harvestman}.
        (b) A British fish; the whiff.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  harvestman
       n : spider-like arachnid with a small rounded body and very long
           thin legs [syn: {daddy longlegs}, {Phalangium opilio}]