long-legged fly

Noun

Meaning

long-legged fly (plural long-legged flies)

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

skeeter hawk gallinipper tipula dolichopodid

Examples

Like a long-legged fly upon the stream His mind moves upon silence. William Butler Yeats

Close letter words and terms

long-legged bat long-legged bird long-legged buzzard long-legged myotis long-legged sac spider long-legged shore bird