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noun
Any insect of the subfamily Corydalinae, whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dobson, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: neuropteron, neuropteran, neuropterous insect
History
Unknown; possibly Dobson + fly
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