dobson (n.)

  1. large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait

    [ Syn: hellgrammiate ]

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

    [ Syn: dobsonfly , dobson fly , corydalus cornutus ]

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