Definition of dobsonfly Dobsonfly

dob•son•fly

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What does dobsonfly mean?

Noun
dobsonfly - large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
		dobson, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus
		neuropteran, neuropteron, neuropterous insect insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins

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dobsonfly (Noun)
An insect of the subfamily Corydalinae whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly.