Medical Dictionary

maggot

noun mag·got \ˈmag-ət\

Medical Definition of MAGGOT

:  a soft-bodied legless grub that is the larva of a dipteran fly (as the housefly) and develops usually in decaying organic matter or as a parasite in plants or animals
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