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Dobsonfly
Any insect of the subfamily Corydalinae, whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly.
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Any insect of the subfamily Corydalinae, whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly.
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| Word | Definition |
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| dobsonnoun | A town, the county seat of Surry County, North Carolina, United States. |
| corydalus cornutus | The eastern dobsonfly, Corydalus cornutus, is a large insect in the Corydalidae family. |
| dobson flynoun | large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait |
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| Word | Definition |
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| dobsonnoun | A town, the county seat of Surry County, North Carolina, United States. |
| corydalus cornutus | The eastern dobsonfly, Corydalus cornutus, is a large insect in the Corydalidae family. |
| dobson flynoun | large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait |
| corydalidnoun | (entomology) Any member of the Corydalidae, the dobsonflies and fishflies. |
| fishflynoun | (Canada) A mayfly. |
| long-legged flynoun | Any of the predatory flies in the family Dolichopodidae, which tend to have long and slender legs. |
| moth flynoun | A fly of the subfamily Psychodinae of the nematoceran family Psychodidae. |
| dolichopodidnoun | (zoology) Any fly in the family Dolichopodidae of long-legged flies. |
| dance flynoun | Any of the flies in the family Hybotidae. |
| borboridnoun | (zoology) Any fly of the family Borboridae (now Sphaeroceridae). |
| psychodidnoun | (zoology) Any fly in the family Psychodidae |
| march flynoun | Any of the family Bibionidae of dark hairy flies. |
| mistflynoun | (entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Pseudocordulia, endemic to tropical northeastern Australia. |
| damselflynoun | Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest. |
| cyrtidnoun | (zoology) Any fly in the family Cyrtidae. |
| megalopterannoun | Any insect in the insect order Megaloptera, the alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies |
| drain flynoun | Any species in the subfamily Psychodinae of the family Psychodidae. |
| mydaidnoun | (entomology) Any member of the Mydidae; a Mydas fly. |
| muscidnoun | Any fly of the family Muscidae of insects. |
| robber flynoun | Any fly of the family Asilidae. |
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