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maggot
(mag′ət)
noun
- a wormlike insect larva, as the legless larva of the housefly: often found in decaying matter
- an odd notion; whim
Origin: ME magotte, prob. < earlier mathek, flesh worm < ON mathkr or OE matha, a worm, maggot: see mawkish
Related Forms:
- maggoty adjective
See maggot in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- The legless, soft-bodied, wormlike larva of any of various flies of the order Diptera, often found in decaying matter.
- Slang A despicable person.
- An extravagant notion; a whim.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English magot
Origin: , perhaps alteration of mathek, maddokk
Origin: , perhaps from Old English matha
.Related Forms:
- magˈgot·y adjective
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