Hellgrammite Definition
hĕlgrə-mīt
noun
The carnivorous, dark-brown, aquatic larva of the dobsonfly, often used as fish bait.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of hellgramite.
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Other Word Forms of Hellgrammite
Noun
Singular:
hellgrammite
Plural:
hellgrammitesOrigin of Hellgrammite
Probably hell (from its painful bite) -grammite of unknown meaning and origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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