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- [dob-suh n-flahy]
- /ˈdɒb sənˌflaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dob-suh n-flahy]
- /ˈdɒb sənˌflaɪ/
Definitions of dobsonfly word
- noun plural dobsonfly a large, soft-bodied insect, Corydalus cornutus, having four distinctly veined membranous wings, biting mouthparts, and, in the male, huge mandibles that jut out from the head. 1
- noun dobsonfly A large gray North American winged insect related to the alderflies. Its predatory aquatic larva (the hellgrammite) is often used as fishing bait. 1
- noun dobsonfly 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 0
- noun dobsonfly any of a family (Corydalidae) of large neuropteran insects whose larvae live in water: the male, in some species, develops enormous mandibles 0
- noun dobsonfly An insect of the subfamily Corydalinae whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly. 0
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Origin of dobsonfly
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; after surname Dobson; see fly2
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dobsonfly popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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- what does a dobsonfly eat?
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