caddice

¹ American  

[kad-is] / ˈkæd ɪs /

noun

1. caddis.

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caddice ² American  

[kad-is] / ˈkæd ɪs /

noun

1. caddisworm.

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Other Word Forms

• caddiced
  adjective

Example Sentences

The caddice larva makes its house of silk and sand and also lines it with a beautiful covering of fine silk.

From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner

Some caddice larvæ build houses of wood instead of stone.

From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner

But the caddice larva does not find it queer.

From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner

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