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Noun: crane fly  'kreyn,flI
  1. Long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
    - daddy longlegs

Derived forms: crane flies

Type of: dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects

Part of: family Tipulidae, Tipulidae

Encyclopedia: Crane fly

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