maggot

[ mag-uht ]

/ ˈmæg ət /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR maggot ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a soft-bodied, legless larva of certain flies.

Archaic. an odd fancy; whim.

Origin of maggot

1425–75; late Middle English magot, magat, unexplained variant of maddock,Middle English mathek<Old Norse mathkr; akin to Danish maddik maggot, Old English matha, mathu grub, maggot, Old High German mado maggot

Words nearby maggot

magenta, magfilm, maggid, Maggie, Maggiore, maggot, maggoty, maghemite, Magherafelt, Maghreb, Maghrebi

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for maggot

Maggot was knocked down at the first gush, but leaped up and turned to fly.
Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines|R.M. Ballantyne
Haven't you often wondered what sort of a maggot it is that gets into the human brain to give it the superstitious twist?
The Quickening|Francis Lynde
The maggot of a fly described by De Geer (Volucella plumata,) has six pair of them, each of which has three long claws.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4)|William Kirby
Worne, "the wild worm is come into his head" (N98,d); cf. "maggot in brain."
Early English Dramatists--Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with some others|Various

The female bores and lays an egg in the unopened bud, and the maggot feeds on the stamens and pistil.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for maggot

maggot

/ (ˈmæɡət) /

noun

the soft limbless larva of dipterous insects, esp the housefly and blowfly, occurring in decaying organic matter

rare a fancy or whim

Word Origin for maggot

C14: from earlier mathek; related to Old Norse mathkr worm, Old English matha, Old High German mado grub

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for maggot

maggot

[ măg′ət ]

n.

The legless, soft-bodied, wormlike larva of any of various flies of the order Diptera, often found in decaying matter.

单词	maggot
释义	maggot [ mag-uht ] / ˈmæg ət / SEE SYNONYMS FOR maggot ON THESAURUS.COM noun a soft-bodied, legless larva of certain flies. Archaic. an odd fancy; whim. Origin of maggot 1425–75; late Middle English magot, magat, unexplained variant of maddock,Middle English mathek<Old Norse mathkr; akin to Danish maddik maggot, Old English matha, mathu grub, maggot, Old High German mado maggot Words nearby maggot magenta, magfilm, maggid, Maggie, Maggiore, maggot, maggoty, maghemite, Magherafelt, Maghreb, Maghrebi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maggot Maggot was knocked down at the first gush, but leaped up and turned to fly. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines\|R.M. Ballantyne Haven't you often wondered what sort of a maggot it is that gets into the human brain to give it the superstitious twist? The Quickening\|Francis Lynde The maggot of a fly described by De Geer (Volucella plumata,) has six pair of them, each of which has three long claws. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4)\|William Kirby Worne, "the wild worm is come into his head" (N98,d); cf. "maggot in brain." Early English Dramatists--Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with some others\|Various The female bores and lays an egg in the unopened bud, and the maggot feeds on the stamens and pistil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for maggot maggot / (ˈmæɡət) / noun the soft limbless larva of dipterous insects, esp the housefly and blowfly, occurring in decaying organic matter rare a fancy or whim Word Origin for maggot C14: from earlier mathek; related to Old Norse mathkr worm, Old English matha, Old High German mado grub Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to maggot grub, worm, bug, larva Medical definitions for maggot maggot [ măg′ət ] n. The legless, soft-bodied, wormlike larva of any of various flies of the order Diptera, often found in decaying matter. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
随便看	nip curn nipigon nip in the bud nipissing nipmuck nipper nippers nipping nipple nipple line nipple shield nipplewort nippon nipponese nippur nippy nip-up niqab nira nirenberg nirex niridazole nirmalin nirvana nisan

maggot

noun

Origin of maggot

Words nearby maggot

Example sentences from the Web for maggot

British Dictionary definitions for maggot

noun

Word Origin for maggot

Words related to maggot

Medical definitions for maggot

n.