| 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
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(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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| Noun | 1. |  crane fly - long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bitedipteran, 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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