maggot

maggot /mag·got/ (mag´it) the soft-bodied larva of an insect, especially a form living in decaying flesh.

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mag·got (mgt)

n.

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

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maggot

the soft-bodied larva of an insect, especially one living in decaying flesh or tissue debris.

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cattle maggot

see hypoderma.

wool maggot

see cutaneous myiasis.

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maggot Medical entomology Larvae–a worm-like feeding state of flies–order Diptera–eg, green–Phaenicia sericata, black–Phormia regina bottle flies. Cf Leeches, Roach.