dobson
UK/ˈdɒb.sən/US/ˈdɑb.sən/
dobson noun: the aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect (Corydalus cornutus), used as bait in fishing.
Noun
dobson (plural dobsons)
Proper noun capitalized: Dobson
Dobson
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A ghost town in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
- A town, the county seat of Surry County, North Carolina, United States.
- A small town near Greymouth, West Coast region, New Zealand.
dobson meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
dobson in Hindi
- डॉबसन, डोब्सन, डॉब्सन
dobson in Tamil
- டோப்சன், டோப்ஸன், டாப்சன்
dobson in Marathi
- डोब्सन, डॉबसन, डॉब्सन
dobson in Urdu
- ڈوبسن, ڈوبسون
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- dobson in Bengali
- ডবসোন, ডবসন, ডাবসন
- dobson in Telugu
- డోబ్సన్
- dobson in Malayalam
- ഡോബ്സൺ, ഡോബ്സോൺ
- dobson in Kannada
- ಡೋಬ್ಸನ್
- dobson in Punjabi
- ਡੋਬਸਨ, ਡੋਬਸੋਨ, ਡੌਬਸਨ
- dobson in Gujarati
- ડોબ્સન, ડોબસન, ડૉબ્સન
- dobson in Odia
- ଡବସନ୍, ଡବ୍ସନ୍, ଡୋବ୍ସନ୍
- dobson in Nepali
- डोब्सन, डोबसन
Synonyms of dobson
Forms of dobson
| plural | dobsons |
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Origin of dobson
Back-formation from dobsonfly.
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert + -son.
Words formed from dobson
Phrases with dobson
Words that rhyme with dobson
Questions about dobson
- What does dobson mean?
- Dobson means the aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect (Corydalus cornutus), used as bait in fishing.
- What is dobson in Hindi?
- Dobson in Hindi is डॉबसन, डोब्सन, डॉब्सन. See Dobson meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dobson?
- Dobson can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce dobson?
- Dobson is pronounced /ˈdɒb.sən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dobson?
- The plural of dobson is dobsons.
Words near dobson in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dobson (page history and authors); Dobson (page history and authors); dobson (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dobson (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dobson (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dobson (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dobson (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dobson (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dobson (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dobson (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dobson (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dobson (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dobson (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dobson (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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