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View definitions for long-legged

long-legged

adjective as in gangling

adjective as in gangly

adjective as in rangy

adjective as in spindling

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I visited the preserve recently, and saw ducks with emerald collars preening themselves and tiny long-legged shorebirds scuttling across the driving path.

The short-statured Homo floresiensis, sometimes known as the “Hobbit,” was living in Indonesia, while the long-legged Homo erectus was loping around Asia.

The man, Joseph Stewart, long-legged at six foot five, decided to leap from the first row across the orchestra pit to the stage.

Also known as long-legged ants or Maldive ants, these tiny insects don't have mental illness.

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On a recent sunny afternoon, a row of pelicans glided over drowned furrows, and long-legged herons rested on the muddy banks of a drainage canal near Alpaugh.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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