crane fly

  • 91Mosquito hawk — can mean: Crane fly Dragonfly Damselfly A mosquito in the genus Toxorhynchites A type of fishing fly that resembles a large insect. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …

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  • 92D. carbonaria — may refer to: Dactylolabis carbonaria, a crane fly species in the genus Dactylolabis Diglossa carbonaria, the grey bellied flowerpiercer, a bird species found in Argentina and Bolivia Drosophila carbonaria, a fly species in the genus Drosophila… …

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  • 93carter — Daddy longlegs Dad dy long legs 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and {grandfather longlegs}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[… …

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  • 94Daddy longlegs — Dad dy long legs 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and {grandfather longlegs}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A name… …

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  • 95father longlegs — Daddy longlegs Dad dy long legs 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and {grandfather longlegs}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[… …

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  • 96grandfather longlegs — Daddy longlegs Dad dy long legs 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and {grandfather longlegs}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[… …

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  • 97harvestman — Daddy longlegs Dad dy long legs 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and {grandfather longlegs}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[… …

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  • 98Nematocera — Nem a*toc e*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. nh^ma, nh matos, a thread + ke ras horn.] (Zo[ o]l.) A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antenn[ae], as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; called also {Nemocera}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 99Nemocera — Nematocera Nem a*toc e*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. nh^ma, nh matos, a thread + ke ras horn.] (Zo[ o]l.) A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antenn[ae], as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; called also {Nemocera}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 100daddy longlegs — noun (plural daddy longlegs) Date: circa 1814 1. chiefly British crane fly 2. any of an order (Opiliones) of arachnids that have slender usually long legs and that resemble spiders but have an oval body lacking a constriction called also… …

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