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caddis fly

caddis fly noun: any insect, of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings; they are found near lakes and streams.

Noun

caddis fly (plural caddis flies)

  1. Any insect, of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings; they are found near lakes and streams.
    Synonyms:
    rail fly, sedge fly

caddis fly meaning in Tamil

caddis fly in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of caddis fly

Forms of caddis fly

pluralcaddis flies
alternative formcaddisfly

Origin of caddis fly

From earlier caddis (“larva of the caddis fly”) + fly.

Words formed from caddis fly

Questions about caddis fly

What does caddis fly mean?
Caddis fly means any insect, of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings; they are found near lakes and streams.
What is caddis fly in Tamil?
Caddis fly in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Caddis fly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is caddis fly?
Caddis fly is a noun.
What is the plural of caddis fly?
The plural of caddis fly is caddis flies.

Words near caddis fly in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: caddis fly (page history and authors); caddis fly (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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