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How to pronounce caddis

American English pronunciation

KAD-is

IPA
/ˈkædɪs/
Syllables
KAD · is (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)

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What caddis means

noun

A water insect's young that lives in a case of sand and twigs

In a sentence: Under the creek stone, a caddis peeked out of its tiny tube of pebbles.

Where it comes from: No one is sure where it came from. Old country names for it include caddy and cad-bait.

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