maggot

maggot

the soft limbless larva of dipterous insects, esp the housefly and blowfly, occurring in decaying organic matter
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maggot

[′mag·ət]
(invertebrate zoology)
Larva of a dipterous insect.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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