| NOUN | animal | dobsonfly, dobson, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus | large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male |
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| Meaning | large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait. | |
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| Synonyms | dobson, 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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