maggot /mag·got/ (mag´it) the soft-bodied larva of an insect, especially a form living in decaying flesh.
maggot [mag´ot]
maggot
mag·got (m g  t)n. The legless, soft-bodied, wormlike larva of any of various flies of the order Diptera, often found in decaying matter. |
Maggot
Medical entomology Larvae (a worm-like feeding state of flies), order Diptera—e.g., green (Phaenicia sericata) and black (Phormia regina bottle flies).
Vox populi A popular term for a ne’er-do-well
Vox populi A popular term for a ne’er-do-well
maggot [mag´ot]
the soft-bodied larva of an insect, especially one living in decaying flesh.
maggot
the soft-bodied larva of an insect, especially one living in decaying flesh or tissue debris.
cattle maggot
see hypoderma.
wool maggot
see cutaneous myiasis.
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.
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