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crane fly
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crane fly
n.
Any of numerous long-legged, slender-bodied flies of the family Tipulidae, having the general appearance of a large mosquito. Also called daddy longlegs.
crane fly
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any dipterous fly of the family Tipulidae, having long legs, slender wings, and a narrow body Also called (Brit) daddy-longlegs
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Noun1.crane fly - long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bitecrane fly - long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
daddy longlegs
dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects - insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
family Tipulidae, Tipulidae - crane flies
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