From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Harvestman \Har"vest*man\ (-man), noun; pl. {Harvestmen} (-men).
1. A man engaged in harvesting. --Shak.
2. (Zo["o]l.) See {Daddy longlegs}, 1.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs'\
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) 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}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
1. A charioteer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster.
3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any species of {Phalangium}; -- also called {harvestman}. (b) A British fish; the whiff.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: spider-like arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs [syn: {daddy longlegs}, {Phalangium opilio}]
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