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caddisfly

or cad·dice·fly

[ kad-is-flahy ]

noun

, plural cad·dis·flies.
  1. any of numerous aquatic insects constituting the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of membranous, often hairy wings and superficially resembling moths.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of caddisfly1

First recorded in 1780–90; caddisworm, fly 1
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Example Sentences

After a while he will cling to some weed near the surface, and spin a chrysalis, from which the caddisfly will break forth.

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