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CORYDALIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Dobsons

Synonyms:

Corydalidae; family Corydalidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Corydalidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Corydalidae"):

Corydalis; Corydalus; genus Corydalis; genus Corydalus (type genus of the Corydalidae)

fish-fly; fish fly (similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait)

Holonyms ("Corydalidae" is a member of...):

Megaloptera; suborder Megaloptera (in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies)

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