MAGGOT


Meaning of MAGGOT in English

[mag.got] n [ME mathek, magotte, of Scand origin; akin to ON mathkr maggot; akin to OE matha maggot] (14c) 1: a soft-bodied legless grub that is the larva of a dipterous insect (as the housefly)

2: a fantastic or eccentric idea: whim -- mag.goty adj

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.