MAGGOT


Meaning of MAGGOT in English

■ noun

1》 a soft-bodied legless larva of a fly or other insect, found in decaying matter.

2》 archaic a whimsical fancy.

Derivatives

~y adjective

Origin

ME: perh. an alt. of dialect maddock , from ON mathkr , of Gmc origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.