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caddisfly
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).]caddisfly (ˈkædɪsˌflaɪ) n (Animals) any small mothlike insect of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings and aquatic larvae (caddisworms)[C17: of unknown origin]cad•dis•fly or cad•dice•fly (ˈkæd ɪsˌflaɪ) n., pl. -flies. any of numerous aquatic insects constituting the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of membranous, often hairy wings and superficially resembling moths. [1780–90] EncyclopediaSeeTrichoptera |