long-legged fly
long-legged fly · long-legged flies
Langbeinfliege
Any of the predatory flies in the family Dolichopodidae, which tend to have long and…Any of the predatory flies in the family Dolichopodidae, which tend to have long and slender legs.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the predatory flies in the family Dolichopodidae, which tend to have long and slender legs.
Langbeinfliege
Translations
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By meaning 1
Translations:
Origin
Calque of translingual Dolichopus (literally “long-legged”) + fly.Calque of translingual Dolichopus (literally “long-legged”) + fly.
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Forms
plural: long-legged flies| Singular | long-legged fly |
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| Plural | long-legged flies |
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