Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cranefly

/ˈkɹeɪnˌflaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crane-fly
IPA: /ˈkɹeɪnˌflaɪ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From crane (“bird”) + fly, from the resemblance of the insect's long, spindly legs to those of a crane.

Inflected Forms

craneflies (plural) crane-fly (alternative) crane fly (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

leatherjacket

Synonyms

daddy longlegs gullywhumper gollywhopper mosquito hawk mosquito-eater

Questions

How do you pronounce cranefly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹeɪnˌflaɪ/.
What does cranefly mean?: Any of various large flies of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.
Where does cranefly come from?: From crane (“bird”) + fly, from the resemblance of the insect's long, spindly legs to those of a crane.

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