dobson fly vs dobson

dobson fly and dobson both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dobson fly	Yes	No	No	No
dobson	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dobson fly and dobson are synonyms defined as:

dobson fly and dobson: large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait

Other synonyms of dobson fly include Corydalus cornutus, dobsonfly.

dobson fly (noun)	dobson (noun)
large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait	large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
	large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait