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dobsonfly definition

☆ dob·son·fly (-flī′)

noun pl. dobsonflies -·flies′

any of a family (Corydalidae) of large neuropteran insects whose larvae live in water: the male, in some species, develops enormous mandibles

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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