/mag"euht/ , n.
1. a soft-bodied, legless larva of certain flies.
2. Archaic. an odd fancy; whim.
[ 1425-75; late ME magot, magat, unexplained var. of maddock, ME mathek mathkr; akin to Dan maddik maggot, OE matha, mathu grub, maggot, OHG mado maggot ]