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DOBSON FLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
Synonyms:
Corydalus cornutus; dobson; dobson fly; dobsonfly
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dobson fly" is a kind of...):
neuropteran; neuropteron; neuropterous insect (insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins)
Holonyms ("dobson fly" is a member of...):
Corydalis; Corydalus; genus Corydalis; genus Corydalus (type genus of the Corydalidae)