DOBSONFLY

dobson, dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus

(noun) large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dobsonfly (plural dobsonflies)

Any insect of the subfamily Corydalinae, whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly.

Source: Wiktionary



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