crane fly

English - Turkish

Definition of crane fly in English Turkish dictionary: turna kuşu; tipula sineği
march crane fly: yürüyüşü vinç sinek

English - English

Definition of crane fly in English English dictionary: fly with thin long legs that resembles mosquito but does not sting; long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite; Any of numerous long-legged, slender-bodied flies of the family Tipulidae, having the general appearance of a large mosquito. Also called daddy longlegs. crane flies a flying insect with long legs = daddy longlegs. Harmless, slow-flying dipteran (family Tipulidae) usually found around water or abundant vegetation. It ranges in size from tiny to slightly over 1 in. (2.5 cm) long. Larvae of the range crane fly (Tipula simplex) are called leatherjackets because of their tough brown skin. In northern latitudes a wingless crane-fly species is found on snow. The crane fly is also called daddy longlegs in English-speaking countries other than the U.S. (in the U.S., daddy longlegs refers to an arachnid)
cranefly: Any of various large flies of the family Tipulidae that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes
cranefly: {n} an insect called father-long-legs
cranefly: A cranefly is a harmless flying insect with long legs. = daddy longlegs

crane fly

Turkish pronunciation

kreyn flay

/ˈkrān ˈflī/ /ˈkreɪn ˈflaɪ/

[ 'krAn ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English cran, from Old English; akin to Old High German krano crane, Greek geranos, Latin grus.

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