Corydalus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Corydalus
    n 1: type genus of the Corydalidae [syn: {Corydalus}, {genus
         Corydalus}, {Corydalis}, {genus Corydalis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Corydalus \Corydalus\ prop. n.
   The type genus of the {Corydalidae}. It includes the
   dobsonfly ({Corydalus cornutus}), whose aquatic larva, the
   {hellgrammite}, is used as bait in fishing.

   Syn: genus {Corydalus}, genus Corydalis.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]