caddis fly

See also: caddisfly

English

Alternative forms

• caddisfly

Etymology

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

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

Derived terms

• bizarre caddisfly
• fingernet caddisfly

 

Translations

insect of the order Trichoptera

• Estonian: ehmestiivaline
• Finnish: vesiperhonen, sirvikäs
• German: Köcherfliege (de) f
• Hungarian: tegzes (hu)
• Italian: tricottero (it) m
• Navajo: iichʼąhiitsʼósí
• Polish: chruścik (pl)
• Russian: весня́нка (ru) f (vesnjánka), руче́йник (ru) m (ručéjnik)
• Spanish: tricóptero m, frigánea f