NOUN | animal | dobson, hellgrammiate | large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly |
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animal | dobson, dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus | large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male |
Sounds | daa'bsahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing / fishing bait. | |
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Synonym | hellgrammiate | |
Member of | Corydalus, genus Corydalus, Corydalis, genus Corydalis | type genus of the Corydalidae |
Broader | larva | The immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose |
Meaning | large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait. | |
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Synonyms | dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus | |
Member of | Corydalus, genus Corydalus, Corydalis, genus Corydalis | type genus of the Corydalidae |
Broader | neuropteron, neuropteran, neuropterous insect | insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins |
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