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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 debrisplay

  Familiarity information: CADDISWORM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CADDISWORM (noun)


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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