MAGGOT


Meaning of MAGGOT in English

mag ‧ got /ˈmæɡət/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: From a Scandinavian language ]

a small creature like a ↑ worm that is the young form of a ↑ fly and lives in decaying food, flesh etc

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.