crane fly

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English - Turkish
turna kuşu
tipula sineği
march crane fly
yürüyüşü vinç sinek
English - English
fly with thin long legs that resembles mosquito but does not sting
long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
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 flies a flying insect with long legs = daddy longlegs. Harmless, slow-flying dipteran (family Tipulidae) usually found around water or abundant vegetation. It ranges in size from tiny to slightly over 1 in. (2.5 cm) long. Larvae of the range crane fly (Tipula simplex) are called leatherjackets because of their tough brown skin. In northern latitudes a wingless crane-fly species is found on snow. The crane fly is also called daddy longlegs in English-speaking countries other than the U.S. (in the U.S., daddy longlegs refers to an arachnid)
cranefly
Any of various large flies of the family Tipulidae that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes
cranefly
{n} an insect called father-long-legs
cranefly
A cranefly is a harmless flying insect with long legs. = daddy longlegs
crane fly

    Turkish pronunciation

    kreyn flay

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkrān ˈflī/ /ˈkreɪn ˈflaɪ/

    Etymology

    [ 'krAn ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English cran, from Old English; akin to Old High German krano crane, Greek geranos, Latin grus.
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