Harvestman (Noun)
Meaning
Spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The small garden was a habitat for a variety of arachnids, including the harvestman.
- As night fell, the harvestman crawled out from under its rock to hunt for insects.
- The harvestman's long thin legs allowed it to sense vibrations in the web and detect potential prey.
- Harvestmen are often mistaken for spiders, but they don't spin webs and have a distinctively rounded body shape.
- In the fall, harvestmen congregate on windowsills and doorframes, their long legs tangled together in a seemingly chaotic mess.