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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. 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 личинка کیڑا خصوصا کرم پنیر یا نیلی مکھی کا پہل روپ con giòi


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