dobsonfly

noun

dob·​son·​fly ˈdäb-sən-ˌflī 

: a winged insect (family Corydalidae) that has very long slender mandibles in the male and a large carnivorous aquatic larva and that is now usually considered a neuropteran compare hellgrammite

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1904, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

dobsonfly

noun

dob·​son·​fly ˈdäb-sən-ˌflī 

: a large-eyed winged insect with a large flesh-eating water-dwelling larva