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craneflies

craneflies is the plural of cranefly.

Meaning of cranefly

Noun

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:
    daddy longlegs, gullywhumper, gollywhopper, mosquito hawk, mosquito-eater

Questions about craneflies

What is craneflies the plural of?
Craneflies is the plural of cranefly.

Words near craneflies in the dictionary

  1. craneable
  2. craneage
  3. craneages
  4. Cranebrook
  5. craned
  6. craneflies
  7. cranefly
  8. cranelike
  9. craneman
  10. cranemen
  11. Cranendonck

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