- a variation of caddis.
caddice
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Some caddice larvæ build houses of wood instead of stone.
From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner
Case′-shot, canister-shot, an artillery projectile for use at close quarters; Case′-worm, the caddice; Cas′ing, the act of the verb Case: an outside covering of any kind, as of boards, plaster, &c.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
You see it did not hurt the caddice larva to take away its house; it immediately went to work to build another.
From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner
Sometimes called "case fly," from the case or shell which the larva makes about itself; "caddice" is another way of saying "case."
From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner
You will be apt to find the caddice larvæ in any brook and in some ponds, and I hope you will always look for them.
From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner
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