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dobsonfly

Dobsonfly (noun) means any insect of the subfamily Corydalinae, whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly.

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Any insect of the subfamily Corydalinae, whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly.
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Etymology

Unknown; possibly Dobson + fly

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"dobsonfly" (noun) means any insect of the subfamily Corydalinae, whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly.

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