crane fly

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

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Meanings

nouncrane fly (plural crane flies)

plural crane flies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cranefly.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlong-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite

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daddy longlegs
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dipterous insecttwo-winged insectsdipteran
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daddy longlegs

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

crane fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crane%20fly

MLA

“crane fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crane%20fly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crane fly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crane%20fly.

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