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Tipulidae

plural noun
Ti·pu·li·dae | \tə̇ˈpyüləˌdē\

Definition of Tipulidae 

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

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History and Etymology for Tipulidae

New Latin, from Tipula, type genus + -idae

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