- a variation of caddis.
caddice
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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
The caddice larvæ are carnivorous; that is, they eat animal food.
From The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley
But the caddice larva does not find it queer.
From The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley
Yes, the caddice larva grows and moults in the usual way.
From The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley
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 Margaret Warner Morley
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