Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tipula"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tipula \Tip"u*la\, n.; pl. L. {Tipul[ae]}, E. {Tipulas}. [L.,
the water spider, or water spinner.] (Zo["o]l.)
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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