This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
caddisworm
[ kad-is-wurm ]
/ ˈkæd ɪsˌwɜrm /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
the aquatic larva of acaddisfly, having an armored head and a pair of abdominal hooks, and typically living in a case built from sand or plant debris.
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012