caddisworm

noun cad·dis·worm \ˈka-dəs-ˌwərm\

Definition of CADDISWORM

: the larva of a caddis fly that lives in and carries around a silken case covered with bits of debris

probably alteration of obsolete codworm; from the case or tube in which it lives

First Known Use: 1622

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