caddis fly

noun

Any insect, of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings; they are found near lakes and streams.

Similar
rail flysedge flycaddis-flycaddice flycaddice-fly
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Meanings

nouncaddis fly (plural caddis flies)

plural caddis flies · alternative caddisfly

  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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny insect, of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings; they are found near lakes and streams.

Similar
rail flysedge fly

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
caddis-flycaddice flycaddice-fly
Broader
trichopterous insecttrichopterantrichopteron
Also see
rail flysedge flytrichopteran

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 石蛾
  • 石蛾 (shí'é)insect of the order Trichoptera
Czech chrostík
  • chrostíkinsect of the order Trichoptera
Estonian ehmestiivaline
  • ehmestiivalineinsect of the order Trichoptera
Finnish vesiperhonen, sirvikäs
  • vesiperhoneninsect of the order Trichoptera
  • sirvikäsinsect of the order Trichoptera
German Köcherfliege
  • Köcherfliegeinsect of the order Trichoptera
Hungarian tegzes
  • tegzesinsect of the order Trichoptera
Italian tricottero
  • tricotteroinsect of the order Trichoptera
Polish chruścik
  • chruścikinsect of the order Trichoptera
Russian весня́нка, руче́йник
  • весня́нка (vesnjánka)insect of the order Trichoptera
  • руче́йник (ručéjnik)insect of the order Trichoptera
Slovak potočník
  • potočníkinsect of the order Trichoptera
Spanish tricóptero, frigánea
  • tricópteroinsect of the order Trichoptera
  • frigáneainsect of the order Trichoptera
Cite this entry
APA

caddis fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caddis%20fly

MLA

“caddis fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caddis%20fly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caddis fly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caddis%20fly.

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