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maggot


Main Entry: mag·got
Pronunciation: \ˈma-gət\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English magot, probably alteration of mathek, maddok; akin to Middle Low German mēdeke maggot, Old Norse mathkr, Old English matha
Date: 14th century

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 \-gə-tē\ adjective


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