noun
definition
The larva of a caddis fly. They generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with debris.
definition
A rough woolen cloth; caddice.
definition
A kind of worsted lace or ribbon.
Examples of caddis in a Sentence
Some caddis fly species are tolerant of slight pollution.
We particularly needed to gather together this group of experts to be sure than any adult caddis found were indeed Land Caddis.
The size, the material used and how its case has been constructed can identify each sub species of cased caddis.
The Caddis larvae normally live on river-beds, and make cocoons for themselves from bark, gravel and other river detritus.
In recent years there has been quite a craze for the Polish or Check heavily weighted nymphs that imitate free-swimming caddis larvae.
I tackled my ten foot three piece five weight rod with a heavy caddis nymph.
Their main food source is freshwater shrimps, water slaters and caddis larvae which they obtain by diving and hunting underwater.
The scientist and artist Hubert Duprat has placed Caddis worm larvae in vitrines lined with gold dust and tiny particles of jewels.