Meaning

1 senses
  1. (UK, dated, dialectal)Harvestman, daddy longlegs (spider-like arachnid of the order Opiliones)

Origin

Compare the semantics of harvestman, harvest spider and Dutch koewachter (literally “cowhe

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

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Forms

plural: shepherd spiders
Singularshepherd spider
Pluralshepherd spiders

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See also

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