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单词 maggot
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mag•got /ˈmægət/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Insectsa soft-bodied, wormlike creature that grows into certain flies.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mag•got  (mag′ət),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Insectsa soft-bodied, legless larva of certain flies.
  2. [Archaic.]an odd fancy;
    whim.
  • Old Norse mathkr; akin to Danish maddik maggot, Old English matha, mathu grub, maggot, Old High German mado maggot
  • late Middle English magot, magat, unexplained variant of maddock, Middle English mathek 1425–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
maggot /ˈmæɡət/ n
  1. the soft limbless larva of dipterous insects, esp the housefly and blowfly, occurring in decaying organic matter
  2. rare a fancy or whim
Etymology: 14th Century: from earlier mathek; related to Old Norse mathkr worm, Old English matha, Old High German mado grub
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