/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of crane fly Find synonyms for: Noun1. crane fly, daddy longlegs, dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteronusage: long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not biteWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language