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caddis fly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
cad-dis- fly
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

caddis flies (plural) caddisfly (alternative)

Phrases

bizarre caddisfly fingernet caddisfly

Synonyms

rail fly sedge fly caddis-fly caddice fly caddice-fly

Questions

What does caddis fly mean?
Any insect, of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings; they are found near lakes and streams.
Where does caddis fly come from?
From earlier caddis (“larva of the caddis fly”) + fly.

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