Cranefly

Noun CEFR B2

ˈkɹeɪnˌflaɪ

Definitions

Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.

Equivalents

Españoltípula zancudo

FrançaisCousin tipule

DeutschGelse Mücke SchnakeSchneider Schuster

17 more languages

العربيةأبو الشّبت طَيْثَار

Ελληνικάαλογατάκι

Esperantotipolo

Suomivaaksiainen

Gaeilgegalán ruamann na gcoinneal snáthaid an diabhailsnáthaid an phúca

Íslenskahrossafluga

Italianotipula

日本語ががんぼ

한국어각다귀

Nederlandslangpootmug

Portuguêsmelga mosquito-tira-olhos pernilongotira-olhos

Русскийдолгоножка

Slovenčinatipuľa

Svenskaharkrank pappa långben

Українськадовгоні́г довгоніжка

中文大蚊

繁體中文大蚊

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

craneman Cranendonck cranequin Craner Cranes cranesbill

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