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caddice fly

caddice fly

9.9
A small insect like a moth whose young live in water and build protective cases from stones and plants
  • noun
translation icon : mosca de los caddis
  • The caddice fly is known for its larvae that create protective cases from small stones and plants.

Examples

  • We spotted several caddice flies hovering near the stream at dusk.

  • Fishermen often use artificial caddice flies as bait because trout are attracted to them.

  • The caddice fly is often found near freshwater streams.

  • I spotted a caddice fly while fishing yesterday.

  • Fishermen often use artificial caddice flies as bait because trout are attracted to them.

  • We spotted several caddice flies hovering near the stream at dusk.

  • The caddice fly is known for its larvae that create protective cases from small stones and plants.

Synonyms

caddice-fly
vscaddice fly
9.9

A small moth-like insect whose young live in water and build cases from pebbles and plants

is the unhyphenated general form rather than the written variant
caddis-fly
vscaddice fly
9.9

A small moth-like insect whose young live in water and build cases from sand and plants

is the common regular spelling instead of that hyphenated form
caddis fly
vscaddice fly
8.8

A small insect with wings like a moth whose larvae live in water and build cases from sand and plants

is the same name but prefers the compact single or hyphenated forms
caddisfly
vscaddice fly
8.8

A small moth-like insect whose young live in water and build protective cases

is the general description without material examples
caddis
vscaddice fly
9.2

A small insect whose young live in water and build a case from sand and plant bits

is the specific description stressing wing features and larval case building
trichopteron
vscaddice fly
  • Specialized
9.9

A small insect like a moth with hairy wings whose young live in water

is the plain description focused on common appearance and case building
trichopteran
vscaddice fly
  • Specialized
9.9

An insect like a caddis fly whose larvae live in water and build protective cases

is the plain description of appearance and larval case building
trichopterous insect
vscaddice fly
  • Specialized
9.9

A small flying insect like a moth with hairy wings whose young live in water

is the everyday description focused on appearance and behavior

Surface Forms

caddice fly singular
caddice flies plural

Morphology

caddice + fly

The first constituent 'caddice' is not a common, transparent English morpheme (and is marked as not found in the dictionary), so a B1 learner who only knows 'fly' cannot derive the specific taxonomic/biological meaning. This is a specialized, language-specific name for an insect whose meaning (aquatic larvae that build cases) is not predictable from the parts, so it is opaque to learners.

Etymology

The noun caddice fly comes from the insect's young, which build little protective cases out of stones and plant bits. Think of the name as caddice, meaning a small 'case', plus fly, and the image of a little fly in a tiny case explains why the name means this insect.