DOBSONFLY

Meaning of DOBSONFLY in English

[dob.son.fly] n [origin unknown] (ca. 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 usu. considered a neuropteran--compare hellgrammite

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DOBSONFLY — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1904 a winged insect (family Corydalidae) that has very long slender mandibles in the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOBSONFLY — Any insect of the family Corydalidae with four net-veined wings, found in North and South America, Asia, Australia, and Africa. …
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DOBSONFLY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a winged insect of the family Corydalidae distinguished by the very long slender mandibles of the male …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOBSONFLY — /dob"seuhn fluy'/ , n. , pl. dobsonflies . a large, soft-bodied insect, Corydalus cornutus, having four distinctly veined membranous wings, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOBSONFLY — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1904 : a winged insect (family Corydalidae) that has very long slender mandibles in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOBSONFLY — ■ noun ( plural dobsonflies ) a large North American winged insect related to the alderflies, whose aquatic larva (the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DOBSONFLY — any insect of the family Corydalidae (order Megaloptera) with four net-veined wings. Dobsonflies are found in North and South America, …
Britannica English vocabulary
DOBSONFLY — n. Any insect of the family Corydalidae with four net-veined wings, found in North and South America, Asia, Australia, and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DOBSONFLY — энт.; - dobson
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DOBSONFLY — энт. ; = dobson
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DOBSONFLY — n. Pronunciation: ' däb-s ə n- ˌ fl ī Function: noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1904 : a winged …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HELLGRAMMITE — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1866 a carnivorous aquatic North American insect larva that is the young form of a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FISH FLY — noun : any of various insects (family Corydalidae) resembling but smaller than the dobsonfly
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALDERFLY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of numerous insects (order Megaloptera) of the genus Sialis or related genera having aquatic larvae that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HELLGRAMMITE — /hel"greuh muyt'/ , n. the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing. [ 1865-70, Amer.; orig. uncert. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FISHFLY — /fish"fluy'/ , n. , pl. fishflies . a neuropterous insect of the family Corydalidae that is similar to but smaller …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOBSON — /dob"seuhn/ , n. 1. dobsonfly. 2. hellgrammite. [ 1880-85, Amer.; by shortening ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HELLGRAMMITE — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1866 : a carnivorous aquatic North American insect larva that is the young form of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HELLGRAMMITE — [ 'hɛlgrəmʌɪt ] ■ noun N. Amer. the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, often used as fishing bait. Origin C19: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HELLGRAMMITE
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INSECT
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOBSON — энт.; - dobsonfly коридал (Corydalus); pl коридалы (Corydalidae); pl вислокрылки (Megaloptera)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
DOBSON — энт. ; = dobsonfly коридал ( Corydalus ) ; pl коридалы ( Corydalidae ) ; pl вислокрылки ( Megaloptera )
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