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Definition of Corydalus cornutus

1. Noun. Large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corydalus Cornutus

Literary usage of Corydalus cornutus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memoirs by American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Southern California Academy of Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences (1849)
"The transformations of Corydalus cornutus, Linn, seem not to have been hitherto made known; although, from its size and the singularity of its appearance, ..."

2. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1877)
"... is :i»!i Corydalus cornutus. It is not uncommon in the Eastern and Middle States, and is known in the Mississippi Valley by the vulgar name of the ..."

3. Trübner's Bibliographical Guide to American Literature: A Classified List of by Nikolaus Trübner (1859)
"History and transformations of Corydalus cornutus, by SS Haldeman, ... Internal Anatomy of Corydalus cornutus, in its Three Stages of Existence, ..."

4. Catalogue of the American Books in the Library of the British Museum at by Henry Stevens, British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books (1866)
"2 HISTORY and Transformations of Corydalus cornutus, by SS Halde- man. ... Internal anatomy of Corydalus cornutus, in its three stages of existence. ..."

5. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock, Anna Botsford Comstock (1888)
"44 gives a general view of the nervous system of Corydalus cornutus as represented by Leidy. From the brain (a) two large nerves extend to the compound eyes ..."

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