maggot
71Congo floor maggot — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta …
72Fly maggot — Fly Fly, n.; pl. {Flies} (fl[imac]z). [OE. flie, flege, AS. fl[=y]ge, fle[ o]ge, fr. fle[ o]gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg, OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. [root] 84. See {Fly}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any winged insect; esp …
73Rat-tailed maggot — Rat tailed maggots are the larvae of some species of hoverfly, commonly Eristalis tenax . A characteristic feature of rat tailed maggots is a tube like, three segmented, telescoping breathing siphon located at their posterior end. This acts like… …
74rat-tail maggot — rat tailed maggot a maggot of one of the hover flies (genera Eristalis and Helophilus); they cause intestinal and nasal myiasis …
75sheep maggot — wool maggot the maggot of any of several species of the family Calliphoridae, which invade the tissues of sheep, causing cutaneous myiasis …
76Pea maggot — Pea Pea, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. ?, ?. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum},… …
77Red maggot — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… …
78Wheat maggot — Wheat Wheat (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti, Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See {White}.] (Bot.) A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain …
79disco maggot — a fluorescent dyed maggot used as bait in angling in Europe …
80rat-tailed maggot — often the mousie (q.v.) used in ice fishing, the rat tailed maggot of the hoverfly, cultured as bait. The rat tail is a telescopic siphon used as a snorkel for breathing while submerged …
