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shepherd spider

shepherd spider noun: harvestman, daddy longlegs (spider-like arachnid of the order Opiliones).

Noun

shepherd spider (plural shepherd spiders)

  1. (UK, dated, dialectal) harvestman, daddy longlegs (spider-like arachnid of the order Opiliones)

Forms of shepherd spider

pluralshepherd spiders

Origin of shepherd spider

Compare the semantics of harvestman, harvest spider and Dutch koewachter (literally “cowherd”).

Questions about shepherd spider

What does shepherd spider mean?
Shepherd spider means harvestman, daddy longlegs (spider-like arachnid of the order Opiliones).
What part of speech is shepherd spider?
Shepherd spider is a noun.
What is the plural of shepherd spider?
The plural of shepherd spider is shepherd spiders.

Words near shepherd spider in the dictionary

  1. shepherd kings
  2. shepherd moon
  3. shepherd moons
  4. shepherd satellite
  5. shepherd satellites
  6. shepherd spider
  7. shepherd spiders
  8. shepherd tree
  9. shepherd trees
  10. Shepherd's Bush
  11. shepherd's clock

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