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caddis

/ˈkædɪs/

caddis noun: the larva of a caddis fly. They generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with debris.

Noun (1)

caddis (countable and uncountable, plural caddises)

  1. The larva of a caddis fly. They generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with debris.
    • However, even during times when the river is clear, [brown drakes'] presence is overshadowed by the overwhelming waves of caddis that are on the water and emerging at the same time.2013, Boots Allen, Snake River Flies: Eighty Years of Proven Patterns for a ...

Noun (2)

caddis (countable and uncountable, plural caddises)

  1. A rough woolen cloth; caddice.
  2. A kind of worsted lace or ribbon.
    • Hee hath Ribbons of all the colours i’ th Rainebow; Points, more then all the Lawyers in Bohemia, can learnedly handle, though they come to him by th’ grosse: Inckles, Caddysses, Cambrickes, Lawnes:c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

caddis meaning in Tamil

caddis in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்

Forms of caddis

pluralcaddises

Origin of caddis

Unknown. See dialect forms caddew, caddy, cad-bait.

From Middle French cadis, from Old French cadaz, from Old Occitan, from Old Catalan cadirs, cadins.

Words formed from caddis

Phrases with caddis

Questions about caddis

What does caddis mean?
Caddis means the larva of a caddis fly. They generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with debris.
What is caddis in Tamil?
Caddis in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Caddis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is caddis?
Caddis is a noun.
How do you pronounce caddis?
Caddis is pronounced /ˈkædɪs/.
What is the plural of caddis?
The plural of caddis is caddises.

Words near caddis in the dictionary

  1. caddielike
  2. caddiemaster
  3. caddiemasters
  4. caddies
  5. Caddington
  6. caddis
  7. caddis flies
  8. caddis fly
  9. caddis worm
  10. caddis worms
  11. caddised

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Adapted from Wiktionary: caddis (page history and authors); caddis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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