DOBSONFLY


Meaning of DOBSONFLY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' däb-s ə n- ˌ fl ī

Function: noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: circa 1904

: a winged insect (family Corydalidae) that has very long slender mandibles in the male and a large carnivorous aquatic larva and that is now usually considered a neuropteran ― compare HELLGRAMMITE

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