longlegs
Spindly arachnid limbs
Longlegs is an informal name for daddy longlegs—the spindly-legged creatures that include harvestmen (not true spiders) and crane flies.
The name emphasizes their most distinctive feature: legs disproportionately long relative to their small bodies.
A longlegs hung motionless in the corner of the porch.
Long-legged arachnid, not spider
- spiderWeb-spinning arachnid
- spindlyThin and fragile-looking
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- harmlessCausing no injury
cobweb · gangly · nocturnal · household · garden · meadow · woodland
harvestman
Long-legged arachnid, not spider
harmless · cobweb · gangly · nocturnal · household · garden · meadow · woodland
heron
Long-legged waterside bird
egret · ibis · spoonbill · avocet · stilts · wader · shorebird · marshland · wetland · estuary
graceful
Elegant in movement
sylphlike · statuesque · modelesque · elongated · slender · rangy · lissome · ballet · poise · stride
- daddy longlegsSpindly harmless arachnid