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caddisworm

noun
cad·​dis·​worm | \ ˈka-dÉ™s-ËŒwÉ™rm How to pronounce caddisworm (audio) \

Definition of caddisworm

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

Illustration of caddisworm

Illustration of caddisworm

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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