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dobsonfly

DEFINITIONS OF: dobsonfly

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n large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait

Synonyms:
Corydalus cornutus, dobson, dobson fly
Type of:
neuropteran, neuropteron, neuropterous insect
insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
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