[syn: dobson, dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus]
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dobson
n 1: large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing
bait [syn: hellgrammiate, dobson]
2: large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the
male; aquatic larvae often used as bait [syn: dobson,
dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Dobson, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000): 1457
Housing Units (2000): 594
Land area (2000): 1.790420 sq. miles (4.637166 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.790420 sq. miles (4.637166 sq. km)
FIPS code: 17340
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 36.391698 N, 80.721126 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 27017
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Dobson, NC
Dobson