2. Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead body. "The scent cadaverous."
— Ca*dav"er*ous*ly, adv. — Ca*dav"er*ous*ness, n.
Cadbait
(Cad"bait`) n. [Prov. E. codbait, cadbote fly.] (Zoöl.) See Caddice.
Caddice
(Cad"dice, Cad"dis) n. [Prov. E. caddy, cadew; cf. G. köder bait.] (Zoöl.) The larva of a caddice
fly. These larvæ 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 (Zoöl.),
a species of trichopterous insect, whose larva is the caddice.