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Crane fly is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CRANE FLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Crane fly

The crane fly is a member of the family of insects in the order Diptera, the true flies in the superfamily Tipuloidea. This page is about Tipulidae sensu stricto. Cylindrotomidae, Limoniidae, Pediciidae are ranked as subfamilies of Tipulidae by some authors. Here they are treated separately as families. Crane flies are found worldwide, though individual species usually have limited ranges. They are most diverse in the tropics, and are also common in northern latitudes and high elevations. The Tipulidae sensu lato is one of the largest groups of flies, including over 15,000 species and subspecies in 525 genera and subgenera. The family sensu stricto includes over 4000 species in 115 genera. Most crane flies were described by the entomologist Charles Paul Alexander, a fly specialist, in over 1000 research publications.

Definition of crane fly in the English dictionary

The definition of crane fly in the dictionary is any dipterous fly of the family Tipulidae, having long legs, slender wings, and a narrow body Also called : daddy-longlegs.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CRANE FLY

bee fly
black fly
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Synonyms and antonyms of crane fly in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «crane fly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRANE FLY

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The translations of crane fly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crane fly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鹤飞翔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grúa mosca
570 millions of speakers

English

crane fly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रेन मक्खी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

رافعة ذبابة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кран летать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mosca de guindaste
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কপিকল ফ্লাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grue mouche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbang derek
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Translator English - German

Schnacke
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Translator English - Japanese

ガガンボ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크레인 비행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crane fly
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

giống muổi cây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிரேன் ஈ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रेन लहरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tipula sineği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

crane fly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

crane fly
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Translator English - Ukrainian

кран літати
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Translator English - Romanian

macara zbura
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Translator English - Greek

γερανός μύγα
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Translator English - Afrikaans

kraan vlieg
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Translator English - Swedish

harkranken
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Stankelbein
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRANE FLY»

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A Systematic Investigation of the Crane Fly Subfamily ...
Within the Tipuloidea, the high level of knowledge pertaining to the abundant species diversity acts to mask the underlying deficiencies in classification, phylogeny, and natural history.
Matthew Jon Petersen, 2008
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#05 Crane Fly Crash
When Petty Potts leaves town, she puts Danny and Josh in charge of some of her special S.W.I.T.C.H. spray.
Ali Sparkes, 2013
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Native Orchids of North America North of Mexico
(The name, Tipularia, is derived from Tipula, the generic name for the crane- flies, and is so named because of the similarity of the straggly long-spurred flowers to the appearance of a crane-fly in mid-air.) Inconspicuous terrestrial scapose ...
Donovan Stewart Correll, 1978
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S.W.I.T.C.H 5: Crane Fly Crash
How far would you go to save your annoying big bug sister?
Ali Sparkes, 2011
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Illinois Insects and Spiders
COVER PLATE Crane Fly and Mixed Ill1nois Insects Illinois has a rich history in the study of entomology. An early devotee was Benjamin Walsh. In 1838 he moved from England to Henry County, Illinois, where he owned a three-hundred- acre ...
James H. Boone, 2005
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The Lens: A Quarterly Journal of Microscopy and the Allied ...
Poem-m of. Amorous of Cockcbafer, sexes. Do. House Fly, and Blow Fly. Do. Moths, Gnat, sexes. HEAD of Butterflies and Moths. D0. Crane Fly, Gnat. D0. Mosquito (Lancets). EYE, showing facets, transparent. Eva, Cockchafer. EYE, Crane Fly.
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Cladistics: A Practical Primer on CD-ROM
On Screen 1/11 the cladogram that was deduced earlier for the four insects (the butterfly, moth, house fly and crane fly) is shown again. There are two distinct clades within the four taxa, one comprising the moth and the butterfly, and a second ...
P. W. Skelton, 2002
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The Pollination Biology of North American Orchids: Volume 2: ...
Tipularia. discolor. (Pursh). Nuttall. (Crane-Fly. Orchid). or citronella odor.” Flowering occurs in mid-to late summer when. 116 6 Tribe Calypsoeae Tipularia discolor (Pursh) Nuttall (Crane-Fly Orchid) Distribution and Habitat Floral Morphology.
Charles L. Argue, 2011
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The Effects of Jasplakinolide on Chromosome Movement in ...
I studied actin filaments (using fluorescence microscopy) to compare spindle actin in non-treated cells and cells treated with jasplakinolide for 5 minutes.
Lele Xie, 2006
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Magazine of natural history
Singular mode of extrication of the Imago from the Pupa- case in a species of Crane-fly . —My attention was drawn, during the autumn, to some dipterous lan es of a dirty blackish colour, among the roots of some moss which grew upon the  ...
John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson, 1840

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRANE FLY»

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Pat Munts: Certain larvae infest summer lawns
If you suspect crane fly larvae, dig up a patch of sod and look for the larvae. The sod might even just peel back. The threshold for treatment is ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
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York County Insect Fair looks to swat away bug misconceptions
... only normal-sized mosquitoes; the big bugs people are confusing for monster mosquitoes are an entirely different bug called the crane fly. «York Dispatch, Jun 15»
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WNC fishing report
Top-water: No, 16-12Yellow Sally, 18-14 Crane Fly, No. 16-14 Caddis, No. 24-14 crème or black Midge and No. 16-14 Sulphur. Nymphs: No. «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jun 15»
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True bugs, flies and other insects
Of the true flies, a crane fly and two species of the tiny sun fly attracted to warm, semi-arid habitats have been found for the first time in Malta, ... «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
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Starling flash mob's intent? To feast on crane fly larvae
To feast on crane fly larvae. By The New York Times. Posted: June 15, 2015 at 1:48 a.m.. Credit: Democrat-Gazette file photo. Starlings travel in vast flocks, as do ... «NWAOnline, Jun 15»
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Driftless shades of grey
Only one fish rose and I put him down with a crane fly, followed by an ant. Another pool beckoned. I saw no rises. I did see a mayfly in the air ... «Hatch Magazine, Jun 15»
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Salmonflies arrive on Big Hole River
Ruby River: Below the Ruby Dam, Prince Nymphs and Hare's Ears are working. A Crane Fly Larva will cause a trout to strike. Purple Haze (size ... «Ravalli Republic, Jun 15»
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Ask A Master Gardener: Attack of the Alien Mosquitos!
A: It looks like you may have crane fly leatherjackets munching on your lawn. And that monstrous mosquito is actually a European crane fly, the ... «NRToday.com, May 15»
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Dodos still exist, say one in four Brits
And a further one in five believed the crane fly, often referred to as the humble 'Daddy Long-Legs' to be an endangered species. While in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Don't always assume lawns not greening up is due to grubs
Watch for European crane fly injury to turfgrass in April and May. April 9, 2015 | Dave Smitley | European crane fly is now established in many ... «Michigan State University Extension, Apr 15»

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