caddisfly

or cad·dice·fly

[ kad-is-flahy ]

noun

, plural cad·dis·flies.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of caddisfly¹

First recorded in 1780–90; caddisworm, fly ¹

Example Sentences

After a while he will cling to some weed near the surface, and spin a chrysalis, from which the caddisfly will break forth.

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