mag·got  (m ăg ət)
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n.1. The legless, soft-bodied, wormlike larva of any of various dipteran flies, often found in decaying matter. 2. Slang A despicable person. 3. Archaic An extravagant notion; a whim.
[Middle English magot, perhaps alteration of mathek, maddokk, perhaps from Old English matha.]
maggot·y adj. |
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