Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of planipennine neuropterous insects, of the family Sialidæ.
  • noun [lowercase] An insect of this genus: as, the horned corydalus.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun The type genus of the Corydalidae. It includes the dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus), whose aquatic larva, the hellgrammite, is used as bait in fishing.

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  • noun type genus of the Corydalidae

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Examples

  • The corydalus differs from all the other insects we have studied, in its metamorphosis.

    The Insect Folk Margaret Warner Morley 1890

  • May says she supposes the larva of the lacewing is a little monster like that of the corydalus.

    The Insect Folk Margaret Warner Morley 1890

  • Instead of changing gradually and remaining active all the time up to the final metamorphosis, our corydalus goes into the pupa state, and in that motionless condition transforms to the perfect insect.

    The Insect Folk Margaret Warner Morley 1890

  • Yes, Ned, there are smaller insects like the corydalus that are near relatives to it, and I am sure you have often seen them.

    The Insect Folk Margaret Warner Morley 1890

  • The corydalus lays its eggs near the water, and it lays a great many -- sometimes nearly three thousand.

    The Insect Folk Margaret Warner Morley 1890

  • Yes, Ned, they would speak of the nymph of the dragon fly, and the nymph of the May fly and the nymph of the cricket and the katydid, but they would speak of the larva of the corydalus.

    The Insect Folk Margaret Warner Morley 1890

  • Its legs are attached to the upper segments of the body, and its metamorphosis is like that of the corydalus.

    The Insect Folk Margaret Warner Morley 1890

  • In spite of its terrifying appearance, see what wonderful wings the corydalus has.

    The Insect Folk Margaret Warner Morley 1890

  • The young larvæ crawl into the water as soon as they are hatched, and those that escape the hungry fishes grow into these large larvæ and finally metamorphose into the big-horned corydalus.

    The Insect Folk Margaret Warner Morley 1890

  • See how these wings are veined, and do you not remember how you admired the silvery wings of the corydalus when we spread them out?

    The Insect Folk Margaret Warner Morley 1890

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