Definition of crane fly in US English:
crane fly
nounˈkreɪn ˌflaɪˈkrān ˌflī
A slender two-winged fly with very long legs. The larva of some kinds is the leatherjacket.
Family Tipulidae: many genera and species, in particular the large and common Tipula maxima
Example sentencesExamples
- Except for observations of a long-legged crane fly, insect visitation has not been further observed.
- Geoff is four years into a study of the insects whose less colloquial title is crane fly.
- Various crane flies, spiders, springtails and other species have life cycles of 3 to 5 years.
- Of particular interest is an intronless white sequence in a crane fly.