crane fly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Insects

ˈcrane fly noun (plural crane flies) [countable]  HBI British English a flying insect with long legs （长脚）大蚊 SYN daddy longlegs

Examples from the Corpus

crane fly• A brown and white female appeared with a crane fly in her beak.

ˈcrane fly nounChineseSyllable  

legs long with insect a Corpus flying

crane fly
ˈcrane fly noun (plural crane flies) [countable]
British English a flying insect with long legs
   SYN  daddy-longlegs

crane flyBrE /ˈkreɪn flaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkreɪn flaɪ/ 🔊 (also informal ˌdaddy-ˈlong-legs) nouna flying insect with very long legs 大蚊（腿长）