(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:06:25

Hell"ga*mite (?), 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.

 

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