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caddisworm

cad·dis·worm [ ˈka-dəs-ˌwərm]

caddisworm

noun

[ˈka-dəs-ˌwərm]

Definition of caddisworm

: the larva of a caddis fly that lives in and carries around a silken case covered with bits of debris

First Known Use of caddisworm

1622, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for caddisworm

probably alteration of obsolete codworm; from the case or tube in which it lives

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