[ noun ] the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter <noun.animal>
Maggot \Mag"got\, n. [W. macai, pl. maceiod, magiod, a worn or grub; cf. magu to bread.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The footless larva of any fly. See {Larval}.
2. A whim; an odd fancy. --Hudibras. Tennyson.
Though all hypotheses are still open, Dr. Curran said he rather sees mycoplasma as a fellow traveler, "the equivalent of a maggot." At the AIDS conference, Dr. Montagnier received a relatively minor speaking slot.
Mr Silcock wants planning permission to develop the world's biggest maggot farm in Essex (8.30).