long-legged fly

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long-legged fly

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Calque of translingual Dolichopus (literally “long-legged”) + fly.

noun long-legged flies

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

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@misc{long_legged_fly_2026,
  title = {long-legged fly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/long-legged%20fly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}