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Corydalus

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prop. n.1.The type genus of the Corydalidae. It includes the dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus), whose aquatic larva, the hellgrammite, is used as bait in fishing.
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Noun1.Corydalus - type genus of the Corydalidae
genus Corydalus, genus Corydalis, Corydalis
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
Corydalidae, family Corydalidae - dobsons
Corydalus cornutus, dobson fly, dobsonfly, dobson - large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
dobson, hellgrammiate - large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait


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