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Maggot

Maggot Meaning & Definition
Maggot Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Maggot?

[n] the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter

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See Also | grub

Maggot In Webster's Dictionary

\Mag"got\, n. [W. macai, pl. maceiod, magiod, a worn or grub; cf. magu to bread.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The footless larva of any fly. See {Larval}. 2. A whim; an odd fancy. --Hudibras. Tennyson.

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