Definitions For Cranefly

Noun

{{en-noun, craneflies}} Any of various large fly, flies of the suborder tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.

Synonyms

In UK: daddy longlegs In US: {{vern, gullywhumper}}, {{vern, gollywhopper}}, mosquito hawk

Coordinate terms

leatherjacket {{qf, cranefly larva}}

Translations

Cornish: kelyonen aran, f Danish: stankelben, n Dutch: langpootmug, f Esperanto: tipolo Finnish: vaaksiainen French: cousin {{g, m}} {{qualifier, France}}, tipule, f German: Schnake, {{t+check, de, Schneider}} (2) Greek: αλογατάκι, n Icelandic: hrossafluga, f Irish: snáthaid an diabhail, f, snáthaid an phúca, f Italian: tipula, f Japanese: ガガンボ (gaganbo) Korean: 각다귀 Manx: bwoid skeddan, m Maori: pekepeke-haratua, matua waeroa Navajo: tsʼíʼii jáádnézí Norwegian: : Bokmål: stankelbein, n Polish: koziółka, f, komarnica, f, pytloch, m Portuguese: pernilongo, m Russian: долгоно́жка, f Scots: Willie-long-legs {{qualifier, Orkney}} Spanish: típula {{g, f}} , zancudo, m Swedish: harkrank, c, pappa långben, c Ukrainian: довгоніжка, f, sc=Cyrl, довгоніг, m, sc=Cyrl Welsh: pryf teiliwr, m, pryf cannwyll, m Westrobothnian: myskrank, m, maurkrank, m

Further reading

{{pedialite, Cranefly}}

Alternative forms

crane-fly crane fly

Etymology

crane + fly