long-legged
Built like flamingos
Long-legged describes having legs that are notably long, whether in absolute terms or relative to body size.
The word applies to people, animals, and sometimes furniture or other objects with leg-like supports: a long-legged heron wading in the shallows, She was tall and long-legged.
The trait often suggests grace, elegance, or speed.
Long-legged waterside bird
ibis · spoonbill · avocet · sandpiper · plover · curlew · godwit · snipe
Swift, slender antelope
- swanLarge graceful waterbird
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- balletClassical dance on pointe
dancer · willowy · sylphlike · lithe · statuesque · svelte · feline · model
Tall and ungainly thin
- gawkyAwkwardly tall and clumsy
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- ganglyAwkwardly tall and thin
- spindlyThin and fragile-looking
angular · bony · coltish · adolescent · ungainly · knobby-kneed · uncoordinated · skinny
Web-spinning arachnid
- daddy-longlegsLong-limbed arachnid
- mosquitoBlood-feeding flying pest
- harvestmanLong-legged arachnid, not spider
- mantisInsect with grasping forelegs
grasshopper · katydid · arachnid · spindly · creeping · skittering
heron
Long-legged waterside bird
crane · ibis · spoonbill · avocet · sandpiper · plover · curlew · godwit · snipe · bittern
gazelle
Swift, slender antelope
ballet · dancer · willowy · sylphlike · lithe · statuesque · svelte · feline · model · runway
lanky
Tall and ungainly thin
spindly · angular · bony · coltish · adolescent · ungainly · knobby-kneed · uncoordinated · skinny · wiry
spider
Web-spinning arachnid
- daddy-longlegsLong-limbed arachnid
- mosquitoBlood-feeding flying pest
- harvestmanLong-legged arachnid, not spider
mantis · grasshopper · katydid · arachnid · spindly · creeping · skittering
loping
Easy, bounding gait
athletic · sprinter · runner · hurdler · bounding · gait · pace · swift · nimble · agile