Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as caddisworm.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A worm or grub that makes for itself a case. See caddice.

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  • noun A worm or grub that makes a case for itself.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body

Etymologies

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case +‎ worm

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  • see bagworm

    April 5, 2012