Hypertext Webster Gateway: "caddice"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Caddice \Cad"dice\, Caddis \Cad"dis\, n. [Prov. E. caddy, cadew;
cf. G. k["o]der bait.] (Zo["o]l.)
The larva of a caddice fly. These larv[ae] generally live in
cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally
with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They
are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also {caddice worm},
or {caddis worm}.

{Caddice fly} (Zo["o]l.), a species of trichopterous insect,
whose larva is the caddice.


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