maggotEnglishOxford New American Dictionarymaggot /ˈmaɡət, ˈmæɡət / ▸ noun 1 a soft-bodied legless larva, especially that of a fly found in decaying matter: the maggots attack the roots of the developing cabbages. ▪ Fishing bait consisting of a maggot or maggots: these sections produced a few good roach to maggot. 2 archaic a whimsical fancy. – ORIGIN late Middle English : perhaps an alteration of dialect maddock, from Old Norse mathkr, of Germanic origin.
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