Definitions for caddiswormˈkæd ɪsˌwɜrm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cad•dis•wormˈkæd ɪsˌwɜrm(n.)
the aquatic larva of a caddisfly, having an armored head and a pair of abdominal hooks, and typically living in a case built from sand or plant debris.
Category: Entomology
Origin of caddisworm:
1615–25; caddis (perh. pl., taken as sing., of caddy, dim. of cad larva, ghost) +worm
Princeton's WordNet
caddisworm, strawworm(noun)
larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris
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