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Dobsonfly vs Hellgramite - What's the difference?

dobsonfly | hellgramite |

As nouns the difference between dobsonfly and hellgramite

is that dobsonfly is an insect of the subfamily subfamily: Corydalinae whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly while hellgramite is the aquatic larval form of the dobsonfly, having a segmented body with legs on each segment, and a head with prominent pincers, prized as fish bait.

dobsonfly

English

Noun

(dobsonflies) (wikipedia dobsonfly)
  • An insect of the subfamily whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly.
  • hellgramite

    English

    (Dobsonfly)

    Alternative forms

    * hellgamite * helgramite * hellgrammite

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The aquatic larval form of the dobsonfly, having a segmented body with legs on each segment, and a head with prominent pincers, prized as fish bait.
  • (fishing) A lure designed to mimic a hellgramite.