English Explanatory Dictionary

shepherd spider

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

shepherd spider shepherd spiders

Etymology

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

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