tipula (n.) 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.
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tipula tip′ū-la, n. a genus of
crane-flies.—n.Tipulā′ria, a genus of fossil
crane-flies: a genus of terrestrial orchids, including the American
crane-fly orchis.—adj.Tipulā′rian. [L., a water-spider.]
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