noun
large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
• Syn: ↑dobson, ↑dobsonfly, ↑dobson fly
• Hypernyms: ↑neuropteron, ↑neuropteran, ↑neuropterous insect
• Member Holonyms: ↑Corydalus, ↑genus Corydalus, ↑Corydalis, ↑genus Corydalis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.