HyperDic: corydalus_cornutus

English > 1 sense of the expression Corydalus cornutus:
NOUNanimalCorydalus cornutus, dobson, dobsonfly, dobson flylarge soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male
English > Corydalus cornutus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait.
Synonymsdobson, dobsonfly, dobson fly
Member ofCorydalus, genus Corydalus, Corydalis, genus Corydalistype genus of the Corydalidae
Broaderneuropteron, neuropteran, neuropterous insectinsect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins

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