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Word: Maggot
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: perhaps an alteration of dialect maddock, from Old Norse mathkr, of Germanic origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmaɡət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a soft-bodied legless larva of a fly or other insect, found in decaying matter
Short Definition:soft-bodied legless larva of fly or other insect, found in decaying matter
Examples:- the maggots attack the roots of the developing cabbages
Definition:
a whimsical or strange idea.
Short Definition:whimsical or strange idea
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