Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The predatory larva of any species of water-beetle of the genus Dytiscus.
- noun The larva or grub of various aquatic insects, as of the genus Hydrophilus. H. piceus is a common British species.
- noun The dobson or hellgrammite. See
Corydalus , and cut undersprawler .
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Examples
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Regarding this as the hostile act of a water-devil, the Immortals said they must demand an explanation from the Dragon-king, Ao Ch'in.
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No; because he have power by sea and by land: but this here be only a water-devil, and he may be killed on dry land.
Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend Frederick Marryat 1820
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