Usually means: Aquatic insect, larva builds cases.
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  1. caddis: Merriam-Webster
  2. caddis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. caddis: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Caddis, caddis: Wordnik
  5. caddis: Wiktionary
  6. caddis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. caddis: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. Caddis, caddis: Dictionary.com
  9. caddis: Online Etymology Dictionary
  10. Caddis: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. caddis: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  12. Caddis: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. caddis: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  14. caddis: FreeDictionary.org
  15. caddis: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  16. caddis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. caddis: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (caddis)

noun:  The larva of a caddis fly. They generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with debris.
noun:  A rough woolen cloth; caddice.
noun:  A kind of worsted lace or ribbon.

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