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CADDISWORM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does caddisworm mean?
• CADDISWORM (noun)
The noun CADDISWORM has 1 sense:
1. larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris
Familiarity information: CADDISWORM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
caddisworm; strawworm
Hypernyms ("caddisworm" is a kind of...):
caseworm (insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body)
Holonyms ("caddisworm" is a member of...):
order Trichoptera; Trichoptera (an order of insects consisting of caddis flies)
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