Definition of maggot Maggot
/mæˈgʌt/ - [matgut] - mag•got
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What does maggot mean?
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NounPlural: maggots |
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| 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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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- maggot (n.)
The footless larva of any fly. See Larval. - maggot (n.)
A whim; an odd fancy.
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maggot
The larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter.
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A maggot is the common name of the larval phase of development in insects of the order Diptera (flies). Sometimes the word is used to describe the larval stage of any insect.
Parasitic Maggots.
While large maggots only eat necrotic tissue in living animals and can be symbiotic, certain types of maggots are parasitic, like the Botfly larvae. These larvae spend part of their life cycle as parasites under the skin of living animals. As a result myiasis will take place in the host causing symptoms like sores and irritating lesions and even death.
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🔤- maggot, noun, singular of maggots.
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