Definitions for caddisflyˈkæd ɪsˌflaɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

cad•dis•flyˈkæd ɪsˌflaɪ(n.)(pl.)-flies.

or cad•dice•fly

  1. any of numerous aquatic insects constituting the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of membranous, often hairy wings and superficially resembling moths.

    Category: Entomology

Origin of caddisfly:

1780–90


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