单词 | dobsonfly |
释义 | dobsonfly in British English (ˈdɒbsənˌflaɪ) nounWord forms: plural -flies US and Canadian a large North American neuropterous insect, Corydalis cornutus: the male has elongated horn-like mouthparts and the larva (a hellgrammite or dobson) is used as bait by anglers: suborder Megaloptera See also hellgrammiteWord origin C20: origin uncertain, perhaps after the surname Dobsondobsonfly in American English (ˈdɑbsənˌflaɪ) US nounWord forms: plural ˈdobsonˌflies any of a family (Corydalidae) of large neuropteran insects whose larvae live in water: the male, in some species, develops enormous mandibles Word lists with fly |
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