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10 words match “GLEG”

GLEG a.
Quick of perception; alert; sharp. [Scot.] Jamieson.
DADDY LONGLEGS n. 2 definitions
l body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also harvestman, carter, and grandfather longlegs.
FATHER LONGLEGS n.
See Daddy longlegs, 2.
LONGLEGS n.
A daddy longlegs.
GRANDFATHER n.
n ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent. Grandfather longlegs. (Zoöl.) See Dady longlegs.
HARVEST n.
arried about on the last day of harvest. Milton. -- Harvest spider. (Zoöl.) See Daddy longlegs.
HARVESTMAN n.
See Daddy longlegs, 1.
PHALANGOIDEA n.
A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or harvestman (Phalangium) and many similar kinds. They have long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded, segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by tracheæ. Called also Phalangides, Phalangidea, Phalangiida, and Opilionea.
ROSE n.
a very strong roselike perfume. -- Rose beetle. (Zoöl.) (a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle (Macrodactylus subspinosus), which eats the leaves of various plants, and is often very injurious to rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also rose bug, and rose chafer. (b) The European chafer. -- Rose…
SHEPHERD n.
en cloth of a checkered black and white pattern. -- Shephered spider (Zoöl.), a daddy longlegs, or harvestman. -- Shepherd's pouch, or Shepherd's purse (Bot.), an annual cruciferous plant (Capsella Bursapastoris) bearing small white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of Silicle. -- Shepherd's rod, or Shepherd's…