A two-winged fly of the genus Tipula or family Tipulidæ, characterized by very long legs; in Great Britain popularly called daddy-long-legs.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Diptera or flies > [noun] > suborder Nematocera > family Tipulidae > member of (crane-fly) (16) crane-fly1658 A two-winged fly of the genus Tipula or family Tipulidæ, characterized by very long legs; in Great Britain popularly called daddy-long-legs. harry-long-legs1676 the cranefly or daddy-long-legs. tailor1682 dialect. A tipula or daddy-long-legs. long legs1721 In plural. An insect or other invertebrate with very long slender legs: spec. a crane fly (family Tipulidae and related families), or a harvestman… father-long-legs1742 British. A crane fly; = daddy-long-legs, n. 2. Tipula1752 A genus of dipterous insects, typical of the family Tipulidæ or crane-flies, the common British species of which are familiarly known as daddy-long… tommy-long-legs1800 a crane fly (family Tipulidae); = daddy-long-legs, n. 2. Tom Tailor1800 English regional. A crane fly, or the larva of this (leatherjacket); = daddy-long-legs, n. 2. Also: a long-legged spider. Cf. tailor, n.1 4. meadow crane fly1813 a large crane fly, esp. the common Tipula oleracea. jenny-spinner1817 A popular name in the north of the crane-fly or daddy-long-legs. daddy-long-legs1829 Chiefly British. A crane fly (family Tipulidae), esp. a large one of the genus Tipula. spinner-fly1848 dialect. A daddy-longlegs, = jenny-spinner, n. 1. Also spinner-fly. granddaddy-long-legs1858 an arthropod with long thin legs; esp. a harvestman (order Opiliones). tipulid1893 (a) n. belonging to the family Tipulidæ; (b) n. an insect of this family, a crane-fly. Subcategories:— larva (2) |
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