dobsonfly

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English

A dobsonfly

Etymology

Unknown; possibly Dobson +‎ fly

Noun

dobsonfly (plural dobsonflies)

  1. Any insect of the subfamily Corydalinae, whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly.

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