Hellgramite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hellgamite \Hell"ga*mite\, Hellgramite \Hell"gra*mite\, n.
     (Zool.)
     The aquatic larva of a large American winged insect
     ({Corydalus cornutus}), much used a fish bait by anglers; the
     dobson. It belongs to the Neuroptera.
     [1913 Webster]