CADDISWORM


Meaning of CADDISWORM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-dəs-ˌwərm ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.