Hellgrammite

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

  Corydalus \Corydalus\ prop. n.
     The type genus of the {Corydalidae}. It includes the
     dobsonfly ({Corydalus cornutus}), whose aquatic larva, the
     {hellgrammite}, is used as bait in fishing.
  
     Syn: genus {Corydalus}, genus Corydalis.


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