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  • 111daddylonglegs — daddy long·legs (lôngʹlĕgz , lŏngʹ ) n. pl. daddy longlegs 1. Any of various arachnids of the order Phalangida, with a small rounded body and long slender legs. Also called harvestman. 2. See crane fly. * * * …

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  • 112daddy-longlegs — /dad ee lawng legz , long /, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. Also called harvestman. any of numerous spiderlike arachnids of the order Opiliones, having a compact rounded body and extremely long, slender legs. 2. Brit. a crane fly. Also,… …

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  • 113hangingfly — /hang ing fluy /, n., pl. hangingflies. a small, long legged scorpionfly of the family Bittacidae, resembling the crane fly but having four wings rather than two and hanging from leaves or twigs by the front or middle legs while using the hind… …

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  • 114leatherjacket — /ledh euhr jak it/, n. 1. Also called leather jack. any of several carangid fishes having narrow, linear scales embedded in the skin at various angles, esp. Oligoplites saurus, found in tropical American waters. 2. Australian. a pancake or other… …

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  • 115gallinipper — noun any large insect that bites, for example the mosquito or crane fly …

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  • 116cranefly — noun Any of various large flies of the family Tipulidae that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes. Syn: daddy longlegs, gullywhumper, gollywhopper, mosquito hawk See Also: crane, fly …

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  • 117Toxorhina — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta …

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  • 118Charles Pomerantz — (c. 1896 – June 1, 1973) was a pest control expert and self trained entomologist who played a pivotal role in identifying the etiology of a 1946 outbreak in New York City of what was later named rickettsialpox. In subsequent years, he spoke… …

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  • 119Cheilotrichia — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta …

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  • 120Chilelimnophila — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta …

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