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hellgrammite

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hell⋅gram⋅mite

[hel-gruh-mahyt]
–noun
the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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hell·gram·mite   (hěl'grə-mīt')   
n.  The large brownish aquatic larva of the dobsonfly, often used as fishing bait. Also called dobson, snake doctor.

[Origin unknown.]
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