WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hell•gram•mite
(hel′grə mīt′),USA pronunciation n.
- Insectsthe aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
- origin, originally uncertain 1865–70, American.
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