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Webster 1913 Edition

Hellgramite

{

Hell′ga-mite

,

Hell′gra-mite

, }

Noun.

(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.

Definition 2024

hellgramite

hellgramite

English

A hellgramite

Alternative forms

Noun

hellgramite ‎(plural hellgramites)

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.