"shepherd spider" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shepherd spiders [plural]
Etymology: Compare the semantics of harvestman, harvest spider and Dutch koewachter (literally “cowherd”). Etymology templates: {{ncog|nl|koewachter|lit=cowherd}} Dutch koewachter (literally “cowherd”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} shepherd spider (plural shepherd spiders)
  1. (UK, dated or dialectal) harvestman, daddy longlegs (spider-like arachnid of the order Opiliones) Tags: UK, dated, dialectal
    Sense id: en-shepherd_spider-en-noun-n4rtsflL Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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