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cranefly en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈkɹeɪnˌflaɪ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Coordinates

leatherjacket

Synonyms

gullywhumper · gollywhopper · mosquito-eater · mosquito hawk · daddy longlegs

Translations (69)

ar طَيْثَار (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · taa tth'iyh bonh (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · pt pernilongo (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · cy pryf teiliwr (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · gd gòbhladair an lampa (Raasay) (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · rm tipla (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · uk довгоніг (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · fr cousin (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · nb stankelbein (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · ko 각다귀 (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · it tipula (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · tr çayır sineği (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · ru долгоно́жка (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · de Schneider (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · kw kelyonen aran (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · gd Murchadh na mòintich (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · gd cailleach a' bheing (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · cy pryf cannwyll (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · pt típula (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · eo tipolo (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · fi vaaksiainen (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · nds-de Snieder (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · nv tsʼíʼii jáádnézí (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · mn ᠲᠡᠮᠡᠭᠡᠯᠵᠢᠭᠡᠨ᠎ᠡ (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · pt mosquito-tira-olhos (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · is hrossafluga (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · sv pappa långben (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · ja ガガンボ (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · gd tarbh-chuileig (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · es típula (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · pl koziułka (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · aht kuggaedi ubaan (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · de Gelse (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · nds-de Schooster (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · pt tira-olhos (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · de Schnake (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · pl komarnica (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · sco Willie-long-legs (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · gv bwoid skeddan (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · cs tiplice (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · es zancudo (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · mn тэмээлзгэнэ (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · gd breabadair (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · zh 大蚊 (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · tr bostan sineği (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · gd Calum-figheadair (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · gd colgadan an lampa (Raasay) (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · nl langpootmug (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · el αλογατάκι (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · gd bodach na mòintich (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · mi pekepeke-haratua (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · pt mosquito-gigante (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · sv harkrank (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · nds-de Snaak (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · mk долго́ножец (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · mi matua waeroa (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · fr tipule (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · gd tarbh-nathrach (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · de Schuster (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · da stankelben (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · ga galán (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · sk tipuľa (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · ga snáthaid an phúca (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · gd Calum an t-sabhail (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · ga ruamann na gcoinneal (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · pt melga (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · uk довгоніжка (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · ga snáthaid an diabhail (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · de Mücke (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha)