'Maggot' definitions:
Definition of 'maggot'
From: WordNet
noun
The larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
Definition of 'Maggot'
From: GCIDE
- Maggot \Mag"got\, n. [W. macai, pl. maceiod, magiod, a worn or grub; cf. magu to bread.]
- 1. (Zool.) The footless larva of any fly. See Larval. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A whim; an odd fancy. --Hudibras. Tennyson. [1913 Webster]