Opa Langbein
derNoundaddy longlegs (spider/crane fly).
English translations
- 01
Grandpa Longleg
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine umgangssprachliche Bezeichnung für Weberknechte (Opiliones), eine Ordnung der Spinnentiere.
- English meaning
- Daddy longlegs
- Synonym
- Weberknecht, Schneider
- German example
- Im Garten krabbelte ein Opa Langbein über den Stein.
- English example
- A daddy longlegs crawled over the stone in the garden.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Opa Langbein
- Plural Form
- die Opa Langbeine
Example sentences with “Opa Langbein”
Ein Opa Langbein krabbelt an der Wand. (A daddy longlegs is crawling on the wall.)
Frequently asked questions
Is this the standard term?
It is a colloquial name. The scientific/common names are 'Weberknecht' (spider) or 'Schnake' (fly).