The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
caddice fly — noun small moth like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae • Syn: ↑caddis fly, ↑caddis fly, ↑caddice fly • Hypernyms: ↑trichopterous insect, ↑trichopteran, ↑trichopteron … Useful english dictionary
caddice-fly — noun small moth like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae • Syn: ↑caddis fly, ↑caddis fly, ↑caddice fly • Hypernyms: ↑trichopterous insect, ↑trichopteran, ↑trichopteron … Useful english dictionary
caddice-fly — n.; (also caddis fly) May fly … New dictionary of synonyms
Caddice — Cad dice, Caddis Cad dis, n. [Prov. E. caddy, cadew; cf. G. k[ o]der bait.] (Zo[ o]l.) The larva of a caddice fly. These larv[ae] generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caddice worm — Caddice Cad dice, Caddis Cad dis, n. [Prov. E. caddy, cadew; cf. G. k[ o]der bait.] (Zo[ o]l.) The larva of a caddice fly. These larv[ae] generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caddis fly — caddis fly, caddisfly caddisfly . same as {caddice fly}. Syn: caddice fly, caddicefly. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caddis fly — noun small moth like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae • Syn: ↑caddis fly, ↑caddice fly, ↑caddice fly • Hypernyms: ↑trichopterous insect, ↑trichopteran, ↑trichopteron … Useful english dictionary
caddis-fly — n. (pl. flies) any small hairy winged nocturnal insect of the order Trichoptera, living near water. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn. * * * noun small moth like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae • Syn: ↑caddis fly … Useful english dictionary
Spring fly — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caddis-fly — n. See caddice fly … New dictionary of synonyms
