dobsonfly

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noun

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

Similar
dobsondobson flyCorydalus cornutus
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Meanings

noundobsonfly (plural dobsonflies)

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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait

Similar
dobsondobson flyCorydalus cornutus
Broader
neuropteronneuropteranneuropterous insect
Also see
dobson

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Unknown; possibly Dobson + fly.

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Translations

Hungarian óriásfátyolka
  • óriásfátyolkainsect
Cite this entry
APA

dobsonfly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dobsonfly

MLA

“dobsonfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dobsonfly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dobsonfly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dobsonfly.

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