"longlegs" meaning in All languages combined

See longlegs on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: longlegs [plural], longlegses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|longlegs|+}} longlegs (plural longlegs or longlegses)
  1. A daddy longlegs. Categories (lifeform): Dipterans

Inflected forms

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