long-legged fly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the predatory flies in the family Dolichopodidae, which tend to have long and slender legs.

Word forms

long-legged fly long-legged flies

Etymology

Calque of translingual Dolichopus.

Synonyms

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