tipula

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tipula - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tipula \Tip"u*la\, n.; pl. L. Tipulae, E. Tipulas. [L., the
     water spider, or water spinner.] (Zool.)
     Any one of many species of long-legged dipterous insects
     belonging to Tipula and allied genera. They have long and
     slender bodies. See Crane fly, under Crane.
     [1913 Webster]