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maggot
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mag·got  (mgt)
n.
1. The legless, soft-bodied, wormlike larva of any of various flies of the order Diptera, often found in decaying matter.
2. Slang A despicable person.
3. An extravagant notion; a whim.

[Middle English magot, perhaps alteration of mathek, maddokk, perhaps from Old English matha.]

maggot·y adj.

maggot
Noun
the limbless larva of various insects, esp. the housefly and blowfly [earlier mathek]
maggoty adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.maggotmaggot - the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
grub - a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
Translations

maggot [ˈmægət] ngusano
maggot [ˈmægət] nver m, asticot m
maggot [ˈmægət] nMade f
maggot [ˈmægət] nbaco, verme m

maggot
n maggot [ˈmӕgət]
the worm-like grub or larva of a fly, especially a bluebottle. maaierدود الطُّعْمличинкаlarva (zvl. masařky)larvedie Madeπρονύμφηlarva, gusanotõukکرم حشرهtoukkaasticotרִימָהकीड़ाlarva, ličinkakukacbelatungmaðkur, lirfalarvaうじ구더기vikšras, lervakāpurs, tārpsberenga,mademark, larvelarwalagartalarvăличинкаlarva (hlav.) mäsiarkyličinkalarvafluglarv, maskหนอนแมลงkurtçuk, sürfeличинкаکیڑا خصوصا کرم پنیر یا نیلی مکھی کا پہل روپcon giòi

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