Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any insect, of the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of hairy wings; they are found near lakes and streams.

    Köcherfliege

    весня́нкаvesnjánka, руче́йникručéjnik

    small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae

Translations

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By meaning 1
insect of the order Trichoptera:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
insect of the order Trichoptera:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: caddis flies

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae:caddis-flycaddice flycaddice-fly

Word family

2 related words

See also

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