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cranefly

n. Any of various large fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha that have slender bodies and very long legs and that resemble giant mosquitoes.

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Its urgent wail has changed from earlier days, when the drill resembled a giant cranefly, held firm in the mouth of its prey by an acolyte dentist till its appetite for pain was sated.

Contrary to what she'd imagined when she cast her spell, Pronto was not holding a miniaturized firearm, capable only of immobilizing ladybirds and bruising craneflies.