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mosquito hawk: any of a family (Tipulidae) of long-legged slender dipteran flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite dragonfly: any of a suborder (Anisoptera) of odonate insects that are larger and stouter than damselflies, hold the wings horizontal in repose, and have rectal gills during the naiad stage

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What is the big mosquito-looking bug that is not a crane fly?

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