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maggot
[mag´ot]the soft-bodied larva of an insect, especially one living in decaying flesh.
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mag·got
(mag'ŏt),A fly larva or grub.
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maggot
(măg′ət)n.
The legless, soft-bodied, wormlike larva of any of various dipteran flies, often found in decaying matter.
mag′got·y adj.
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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.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
mag·got
(mag'ŏt)A fly larva or grub.
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maggot
any insect larva lacking appendages and an obvious head, (usually) the larva of a member of the order Diptera.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005