caddisworm
[ kad-is-wurm ]
/ ˈkæd ɪsˌwɜrm /
noun
the aquatic larva of a caddisfly, having an armored head and a pair of abdominal hooks, and typically living in a case built from sand or plant debris.
Origin of caddisworm
1615–25;
caddis (perhaps plural, taken as singular, of
caddy, diminutive of
cad larva, ghost) +
worm
Words nearby caddisworm
caddis,
caddis fly,
caddis worm,
caddisfly,
caddish,
caddisworm,
caddo,
caddoan,
caddy,
caddy spoon,
cade
Example sentences from the Web for caddisworm
Life would be finer if we did not drag that caddisworm's house of the past behind us.