"hellgramite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hellgramites [plural], hellgamite [alternative], helgramite [alternative], hellgrammite [alternative]
Etymology: Unknown Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} hellgramite (plural hellgramites)
  1. 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.
    Sense id: en-hellgramite-en-noun-KGyMFkjN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Megalopterans Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40 Disambiguation of Megalopterans: 74 26
  2. (fishing) A lure designed to mimic a hellgramite.
    Sense id: en-hellgramite-en-noun-sl4~weGw Categories (other): Fishing, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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