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Definition of maggot fly in English: maggot flynoun 1A blowfly, especially one of the genus Lucilia. 2A fly whose larvae attack roots, especially the cabbage root fly, Delia radicum (Hylemya brassicae) (family Anthomyiidae).
Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Gardiner (fl. 1606). Definition of maggot fly in US English: maggot flynoun 1A blowfly, especially one of the genus Lucilia. 2A fly whose larvae attack roots, especially the cabbage root fly, Delia radicum (Hylemya brassicae) (family Anthomyiidae).
Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Gardiner (fl. 1606). |