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maggot
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[ˈmaɡət], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a soft-bodied legless larva of a fly or other insect, found in decaying matter
(e.g: the maggots attack the roots of the developing cabbages)
- a whimsical or strange idea
Phrases:
- act the maggot
Origin
:
late Middle English: perhaps an alteration of dialect maddock, from Old Norse mathkr, of Germanic origin
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