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caddisworm
[ kad-is-wurm ]
/ ˈkæd ɪsˌwɜrm /
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noun
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.
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Origin of caddisworm
1615–25; caddis (perhaps plural, taken as singular, of caddy, diminutive of cad larva, ghost) + worm
Words nearby caddisworm
caddie car, caddie cart, caddis, caddisfly, caddish, caddisworm, Caddo, Caddoan, caddy, caddy spoon, cade
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How to use caddisworm in a sentence
Life would be finer if we did not drag that caddisworm's house of the past behind us.
British Dictionary definitions for caddisworm
caddis worm
caddis
noun
the aquatic larva of a caddis fly, which constructs a protective case around itself made of silk, sand, stones, etcAlso called: caseworm, strawworm
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