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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dob•son•fly n., pl. -flies.

Insectsa large, soft-bodied insect, Corydalus cornutus, having four distinctly veined membranous wings, biting mouthparts, and, in the male, huge mandibles that jut out from the head. Cf. hellgrammite.

1900–05; after surname Dobson; see fly²

'dobsonfly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

dobson - fishfly - hellgrammite

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