Definition of Maggot
Maggot
mag·got
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
the soft-bodied larva of an insect such as a housefly, typically lacking legs and thus resembling a worm and found in decaying material;
e.g. If you see a maggot in food, it is a clear sign that the food is spoilt and rotting.
(noun)
(old) an eccentric, whimsical, or fantastic idea, an unrealistic and impulsive idea;
e.g. They were fixed the a maggot that they could undertake a new project alongside their existing one.
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