Crane fly
WordNet
noun
(1) Long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Any of various large flies of the family Tipulidae that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.
Synonyms
- In UK: daddy longlegs
- In US: gullywhumper, gollywhopper, mosquito hawk