1
: a soft-bodied legless grub that is the larva of a dipterous insect (such as the housefly)
2
: a fantastic or eccentric idea : whim
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Examples of maggot in a Sentence
The rotten meat was infested with maggots.
the last maggot he got in his head resulted in a disastrous extramarital affair
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
Crappies will go for wax worms, crappie minnows, golden shiners, freshwater shrimp maggots, and more.
—Don Wirth, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for maggot
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“Maggot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maggot. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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maggot
noun
mag·got
ˈmag-ət 
: a soft-bodied legless larva of a two-winged fly (as the housefly)
Medical Definition
maggot
noun
mag·got
ˈmag-ət
: a soft-bodied legless grub that is the larva of a dipteran fly (as the housefly) and develops usually in decaying organic matter or as a parasite in plants or animals
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