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caddisfly
or cad·dice·fly
[ kad-is-flahy ]
noun
, plural cad·dis·flies.
- 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.
From Project Gutenberg
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