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Noun: harvestman (harvestmen)  haa(r)-vist-mun
  1. Arachnid of the order Opiliones, characterized by a small rounded body and very long, thin legs
    "Unlike spiders, harvestmen cannot produce silk and have no venom glands";
    - daddy longlegs [N. Amer, informal], Phalangium opilio

Derived forms: harvestmen

Type of: arachnid, arachnoid

Part of: genus Phalangium, Phalangium

Encyclopedia: Harvestman