The Collaborative International Dictionary
caddis fly \caddis fly\, caddisfly \caddisfly\n. same as caddice fly.
Syn: caddice fly, caddicefly.
Wiktionary
alt. any insect, of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings; they are found near lakes and streams n. any insect, of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings; they are found near lakes and streams
WordNet
n. small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae [syn: caddis-fly, caddice fly, caddice-fly]
Usage examples of "caddis fly".
In a sense those laboring to save one square inch of wilderness, rescue one caddis fly larva from pollutants, were in the deepest sense public servants.
There's always someone who collects knowledge, not because of a love of the stuff but in the same way that a magpie collects glitter or a caddis fly collects little bits of twigs and rock.
Like a caddis fly, which builds, if I'm not mistaken, a shell out of bits of stone and things, to camouflage itself.
Anna skipped stones, tracked foxes in the sand, and annoyed caddis fly larvae with Ally.