dobson fly vs neuropteran

dobson fly and neuropteran both are nouns.

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

As nouns, neuropteran is a hypernym of dobson fly; that is, neuropteran is a word with a broader meaning than dobson fly:

dobson fly: large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
neuropteran: insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins

Other hypernyms of dobson fly include neuropteron, neuropterous insect.

dobson fly (noun)	neuropteran (noun)
large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait	insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins