caddis fly

cad·dis·fly

also caddis fly C5012400 (kăd′ĭs-flī′)n. Any of numerous insects of the order Trichoptera, having long antennae and four wings covered with short hairs, and usually found near lakes and streams. Also called trichopteran.

[Perhaps from obsolete cad (influenced by caddis), variant of cod (from the tube in which the larva lives).]

caddis fly

n1. (Animals) any small mothlike insect of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings and aquatic larvae (caddis worms)[C17: of unknown origin]

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caddis fly - small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvaecaddice fly, caddice-fly, caddis-flytrichopteran, trichopteron, trichopterous insect - caddis fly

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caddis fly

caddis fly,

any of various insects of the order Trichoptera, with four hairy wings usually held back rooflike over the abdomen, long antennae, and chewing mouthparts. The aquatic larvae, or caddis worms, which somewhat resemble caterpillars, are food for many freshwater fishes; they are called creepers when used as bait. The larvae build and inhabit underwater cases or nets made from a silken threadlike material they produce, or from materials such as twigs, sand, and leaves. Most larvae feed on plants and debris caught in the cases; among the net-building species some are predacious. Many seal their cases, and spin cocoons and pupate within. Caddis flies are classified in the phylum ArthropodaArthropoda
[Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum. The arthropods include crustaceans, insects, centipedes, millipedes, spiders, scorpions, and the extinct trilobites.
..... Click the link for more information. , class Insecta, order Trichoptera.

caddis fly

[′kad·əs ‚flī] (invertebrate zoology) The common name for all members of the insect order Trichoptera; adults are mothlike and the immature stages are aquatic.

caddis fly

any small mothlike insect of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings and aquatic larvae (caddis worms)

caddis fly

cad·dis·fly

caddis fly

caddis fly

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noun small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae

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