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/ˈkɹeɪnˌflaɪ/ · noun
Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes..
Use crane fly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Crane fly means Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes..
Common synonyms include daddy longlegs, gullywhumper, gollywhopper, mosquito hawk.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use crane fly where its definition matches the intended context.
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