caddis fly

1. 1.

   small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae

   Synonymscaddis-flycaddice flycaddice-fly

   Broadertrichopterous insect

Questions about caddis fly

What does caddis fly mean?

caddis fly means "small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae".

What is another word for caddis fly?

Close synonyms include caddis-fly, caddice fly, caddice-fly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.