noun
similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait
• Syn: ↑fish-fly
• Hypernyms: ↑neuropteron, ↑neuropteran, ↑neuropterous insect
• Member Holonyms: ↑Corydalidae, ↑family Corydalidae
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noun : any of various insects (family Corydalidae) resembling but smaller than the dobsonfly
Useful english dictionary. 2012.