Definitions
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- noun Any of various large
flies of the family Tipulidae that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giantmosquitoes .
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Examples
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Kiri, meanwhile, had captured a light emerald in the pillbox, and we had been joined by a meadow grasshopper and a giant cranefly, the biggest of its tribe I have ever seen, with big patterned wings like clear church windows: the daddy of all daddy-long-legs.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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Kiri, meanwhile, had captured a light emerald in the pillbox, and we had been joined by a meadow grasshopper and a giant cranefly, the biggest of its tribe I have ever seen, with big patterned wings like clear church windows: the daddy of all daddy-long-legs.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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From the sample collected in Berry Creek, students identified two types of caddisfly larva, a cranefly larva and a couple beetle larvae.
Vail Daily - Top Stories Lara Carlson Community correspondent Vail 2010
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Dapping the natural cranefly (Daddy-long-legs) was the most successful method.
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Some creatures including the daddy-long-legs or cranefly and the cuckoo are continuing to struggle.
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