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View synonyms for maggot
maggot
[ mag-uht ]
noun
- a soft-bodied, legless larva of certain flies.
- Archaic. an odd fancy; whim.
maggot
/ ˈmæɡət /
noun
- the soft limbless larva of dipterous insects, esp the housefly and blowfly, occurring in decaying organic matter
- rare.a fancy or whim
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maggot1
1425–75; late Middle English magot, magat, unexplained variant of maddock, Middle English mathek < Old Norse mathkr; akin to Danish maddik maggot, Old English matha, mathu grub, maggot, Old High German mado maggot
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maggot1
C14: from earlier mathek; related to Old Norse mathkr worm, Old English matha, Old High German mado grub
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Example Sentences
But the maggot-infested underside of News of the World is a metaphor for what his whole tabloid operation has wrought.
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However strange this maggot may appear in my chest and brain, it is no more than true.
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She's got some maggot in her brain, and she wants to air it.
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And in the economy of nature man is of no more consequence than the maggot.
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In relation to their surroundings man and the maggot are in the same position.
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The whole section is well characterized by the uniformly maggot-like nature of the larva.
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