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cranefly

/ˈkɹeɪnˌflaɪ/

cranefly noun: any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.

cranefly: any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs...
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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

cranefly meaning in Tamil and Arabic

cranefly in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்

cranefly in Arabic

fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha
طَيْثَار ṭayṯār

Synonyms of cranefly

Forms of cranefly

pluralcraneflies
alternative formcrane-fly
alternative formcrane fly

Origin of cranefly

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

Questions about cranefly

What does cranefly mean?
Cranefly means any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.
What is cranefly in Tamil?
Cranefly in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Cranefly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cranefly?
Cranefly is a noun.
How do you pronounce cranefly?
Cranefly is pronounced /ˈkɹeɪnˌflaɪ/.
What is the plural of cranefly?
The plural of cranefly is craneflies.

Words near cranefly in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cranefly (page history and authors); cranefly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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