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CADDIS-FLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does caddis-fly mean?
• CADDIS-FLY (noun)
The noun CADDIS-FLY has 1 sense:
1. small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae
Familiarity information: CADDIS-FLY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
caddice-fly; caddice fly; caddis-fly; caddis fly
Hypernyms ("caddis-fly" is a kind of...):
trichopteran; trichopteron; trichopterous insect (caddis fly)
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