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father longlegs

father longlegs noun: a daddy longlegs.

Noun

father longlegs (plural father longlegs)

  1. (dated) A daddy longlegs.
    • The Crane-Fly, called by Aldrovand Culex maximus, by Swammerdam Tipula terrestris, and by the common People Father-long-Legs, affords, in every Part of it, agreeable Subjects of Examination1742, Henry Baker, The Microscope Made Easy: or […]
    • The fly produced from the grub in question is known by the common names of Tom Taylor, Tommy Longlegs, or Father Longlegs1806, The British Critic

Forms of father longlegs

pluralfather longlegs

Questions about father longlegs

What does father longlegs mean?
Father longlegs means a daddy longlegs.
What part of speech is father longlegs?
Father longlegs is a noun.
What is the plural of father longlegs?
The plural of father longlegs is father longlegs.

Words near father longlegs in the dictionary

  1. Father Frost
  2. father hunger
  3. father in law
  4. father lasher
  5. father lashers
  6. father longlegs
  7. Father of all Bombs
  8. father of chapel
  9. Father of Heaven
  10. Father of Lies
  11. Father of the House

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