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Definition of Caseworm
1. Noun. Insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body.
Definition of Caseworm
1. n. A worm or grub that makes for itself a case. See Caddice.
Definition of Caseworm
1. Noun. A worm or grub that makes a case for itself. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caseworm
1. an insect larva [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caseworm
Literary usage of Caseworm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1896)
"caseworm. The caddis. Cast. (i) Warped, thrown on one side as it were, from a
straight form [Forby]. (2) To vomit [EST]. Cast. (i) Yield, produce. ..."
2. On the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God: As Manifested in the Creation of by William Kirby (1837)
"The Trichoptera (caseworm-flies) have four hairy membranous wings, in their
nervures resembling those of Lc- ..."
3. Haeckel, His Life and Work by Wilhelm BŁżlsche (1906)
"... artistic achievements differs very little from the curious force with which
a radiolarian builds up its little house in the deep sea or a caseworm fits ..."
4. The Animal Parasites of Man: A Handbook for Students and Medical Men by Maximilian Gustav Christian Carl Braun, Pauline Falcke, Louis Westenra Sambon, Frederick Vincent Theobald (1908)
"STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ECHINOCOCCUS (caseworm). Echinococcus is represented
by a spherical or roundish bladder full of a watery liquid which ..."
5. A Glossary of Words Used in East Anglia: Founded on that of Forby : with by Walter Rye, Robert Forby (1895)
"caseworm. The caddis. Cast, (i) Warped, thrown on one side as it were, from a
straight form [Forby]. (2) To vomit [EST]. Cast, (i) Yield, produce. ..."
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