Caddice, or Caddis fly (kad'-is flī). Sometimes called "case fly," from the case or shell which the larva makes about itself; "caddice" is another way of saying "case."
Camera (kam'-e-ra). An instrument for taking photographs.
Cannibal (kan'-ĭ-bal). A human being who eats human flesh. Any animal that eats others of its own kind.
Cargo (kar'-go). The goods or merchandise or whatever is carried in a ship.
Carnivorous (kar-niv'-ō-rus). (L. carnivorus = flesh-eating.) Applied to animals that feed on flesh, and plants that feed on insects.
Cast The cast-off skin of an insect that keeps the form of the insect's body.
Characteristic (kar-ak-te-ris'-tik). Showing the peculiar qualities of a person or thing.
Chitinous(kī'-tin-us). Hard, horny, and shell-like.
Cicada (si-kā'-dä). (L. cicada = tree cricket.) A popular name for insects, like the grasshopper, locust, and cricket, which make a creaking or chirping noise.
Cochineal (koch'-i-nēl or koch-i-nēl'). A crimson dyestuff made of the dried bodies of certain small insects. The insect is also called cochineal.