father longlegs
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The Crane-Fly, called by Aldrovand Culex maximus, by Swammerdam Tipula terrestris, and by the common People Father-long-Legs, affords, in every Part of it, agreeable Subjects of Examination"
- "The fly produced from the grub in question is known by the common names of Tom Taylor, Tommy Longlegs, or Father Longlegs"
- "Such a glare […] was as sure to excite notice and attract passengers, as a flaming candle every moth and father-longlegs in its neighbourhood."