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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Marysole \Ma"ry*sole\, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the fish.] (Zool.) A large British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); -- called also carter, and whiff. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\ 1. (Zool.) An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also harvestman, carter, and grandfather longlegs. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus Tipula, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also father longlegs. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Carter \Cart"er\, n.
1. A charioteer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) Any species of Phalangium; -- also called
harvestman.
(b) A British fish; the whiff.
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