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Definition of daddy longlegs noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

daddy longlegs

noun

NAmE//ˌdædi ˈlɔŋlɛɡz//

(pl. daddy longlegs) (informal)

a small creature like a spider with very long legs

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