maggot (redirected from acting the maggot)

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.

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

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maggot·y adj.

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maggot [ˈmægət]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the soft limbless larva of dipterous insects, esp the housefly and blowfly, occurring in decaying organic matter

2. Rare a fancy or whim

[from earlier mathek; related to Old Norse mathkr worm, Old English matha, Old High German mado grub]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

maggot - 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

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maggot

noun worm, grub fetid, maggot-infested meat

Translations

maggot [ˈmægət] N → cresa f, gusano m

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maggot [ˈmægət] n (= grub) → ver m, asticot m

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maggot

n → Made f

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maggot [ˈmægət] n → verme m, baco

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maggot [ˈmægət] n → verme m, baco

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maggot

n maggot [ˈmӕgət]

the worm-like grub or larva of a fly, especially a bluebottle. maaier دود الطُّعْم личинка larva (zvl. masařky) larve die Made προνύμφη larva, gusano tõuk کرم حشره toukka asticot רִימָה कीड़ा larva, ličinka kukac belatung maðkur, lirfa larva うじ 구더기 vikšras, lerva kāpurs, tārps berenga ,made mark, larve larwa lagarta larvă личинка larva (hlav.) mäsiarky ličinka larva fluglarv, mask หนอนแมลง kurtçuk, sürfe 蛆 личинка کیڑا خصوصا کرم پنیر یا نیلی مکھی کا پہل روپ con giòi 蛆

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maggot → يَرَقْة červ maddike Made σκουλήκι εντόμου gusano toukka asticot crv verme うじ 구더기 made larve larwa larva de insecto, larva de inseto личинка mask หนอน kurtçuk con giòi 蛆