Definitions for dobsonˈdɒb sən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

dob•sonˈdɒb sən(n.)

  1. a dobsonfly.

    Category: Entomology

  2. Category: Entomology

    Ref: hellgrammite .

Princeton's WordNet

  1. hellgrammiate, dobson(noun)

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

  2. dobson, dobsonfly, dobson fly, Corydalus cornutus(noun)

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

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dobson(noun)

    the aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect (Corydalus cornutus), used as bait in angling. See Hellgamite


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