Tipulidae

plural noun

Ti·​pu·​li·​dae

tə̇ˈpyüləˌdē

: a large family of long-legged usually slender two-winged flies comprising the crane flies and often resembling enormous mosquitoes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Tipula, type genus + -idae

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