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[syn: dobson, dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Corydalus \Corydalus\ prop. n.
The type genus of the Corydalidae. It includes the
dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus), whose aquatic larva, the
hellgrammite, is used as bait in fishing.
Syn: genus Corydalus, genus Corydalis.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dobson \Dob"son\, n. (Zool.)
The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect (Corydalus
cornutus), used as bait in angling. See Hellgamite.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hellgamite \Hell"ga*mite\, Hellgramite \Hell"gra*mite\, n.
(Zool.)
The aquatic larva of a large American winged insect
(Corydalus cornutus), much used a fish bait by anglers; the
dobson. It belongs to the Neuroptera.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Corydalus cornutus
n 1: large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in
the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait [syn: dobson,
dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus]