CADDISWORM

Meaning of CADDISWORM in English

noun Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete codworm; from the case or tube in which it lives Date: 1622 the larva of a caddis fly that lives in and carries around a silken case covered with bits of debris

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CADDISWORM — ˈkadə̇ˌswərm, -wə̄m noun Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete cadworm, alteration of codworm : the wormlike aquatic larva of a caddis …
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CADDISWORM — /kad"is werrm'/ , n. the aquatic larva of a caddisfly, having an armored head and a pair of abdominal hooks, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CADDISWORM — noun Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete codworm; from the case or tube in which it lives Date: 1622 : the …
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CADDISWORM — [cad.dis.worm] n [prob. alter. of obs. codworm; fr. the case or tube in which it lives] (1622): the larva of …
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CADDISWORM — n. Pronunciation: ' ka-d ə s- ˌ w ə rm Function: noun Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete codworm; from the …
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PIPER — I. ˈpīpə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, one that plays a pipe, from Old …
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CADDIS — I. noun or cad·dice ˈkadə̇s, -ˈä- ( plural caddises or caddices ) Etymology: Middle English cadas, probably from Middle French …
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CAD — I. ˈkad, -aa(ə)d noun ( -s ) Etymology: short for caddie (I) 1. dialect England : an assistant who does …
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STRAWWORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : caddisworm 2. : any of several larval chalcid flies that injure the straw of wheat and …
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CODWORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: cod (I) ; from the case or tube in which it lives : caddisworm
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CODBAIT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: cod (I) + bait : caddisworm
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CASEWORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: case (II) + worm : an insect larva (as a caddisworm or a casebearer) that makes a …
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CADDIS FLY — noun Etymology: caddis (II) : any of numerous insects constituting the order Trichoptera or sometimes included among the Neuroptera, having …
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CADBAIT — ˈkadˌbāt, -ˈä- noun Etymology: alteration of codbait dialect England : caddisworm
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STRAWWORM — /straw"werrm'/ , n. 1. caddisworm. 2. jointworm. [ 1645-55; STRAW + WORM ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CASEWORM — /kays"werrm'/ , n. a caddisworm or other insect larva that constructs a case around its body. [ 1600-10; CASE 2 …
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CADDISFLY — /kad"is fluy'/ , n. , pl. caddisflies . any of numerous aquatic insects constituting the order Trichoptera, having two pairs …
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CADDIS — caddis 1 — caddised , adj. /kad"is/ , n. a kind of woolen braid, ribbon, or tape. Also, caddice . …
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CADDICE — caddice 1 — caddiced , adj. /kad"is/ , n. caddis 1 . caddice 2 /kad"is/ , n. caddisworm.
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CADDIS — I. noun also cad·dice ˈka-dəs Etymology: Middle English cadas cotton wool, from Anglo-French cadaz, from Old Occitan cadarz Date: 1530 …
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CADDIS FLY — Date: 1787 : any of an order (Trichoptera) of insects with four membranous usually hairy wings, vestigial mouthparts, slender many-jointed …
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CADDIS FLY — [caddis fly] n (1787): any of an order (Trichoptera) of insects with four membranous wings, vestigial mouthparts, slender many-jointed antennae, …
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CADDIS — [cad.dis] also cad.dice n [ME cadas cotton wool, prob. fr. MF cadaz, fr. OProv cadarz] (1530): worsted yarn; specif: a …
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