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cranefly

noun
/ˈkɹeɪnˌflaɪ/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *plewk-✻
  2. inherited from *fleugǭ✻
  3. inherited from *fleugā✻
  4. inherited from flȳġe
  5. inherited from flye
  6. compounded as cranefly — “crane + fly”

Definitions

  1. Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very…

    Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA