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cranefly

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Cranefly.

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From crane (“bird”) +‎ fly, from the resemblance of the insect's long, spindly legs to those of a crane.

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cranefly (plural craneflies)

  1. Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.
    Synonyms: (UK) daddy longlegs, (US) gullywhumper, (US) gollywhopper, (US) mosquito hawk, (US) mosquito-eater

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