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maggot [ˈmægət] N

1. maggot:

maggot

蛆 qū

2. maggot:

maggot

怪念头 guài niàntou

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Wound surface is increased on the use of maggots. en.wikipedia.org

Melting glaciers bring floods that carry the maggots into contact with land creatures. en.wikipedia.org

Most of the oldest maggots found on the body were approximately 67 mm long which suggested that they were roughly seven days old. en.wikipedia.org

The eggs hatch into a larva, or maggot, which passes through three instars. en.wikipedia.org

In captivity, these animals can be fed with crickets, wax worms (wax moth larva), fruit flies, maggots, meal worms and houseflies. en.wikipedia.org

The maggots also have a commercial use, and are sometimes sold for ice fishing. en.wikipedia.org

In addition, the amount of time a maggot mass has been exposed to salt water can affect its development. en.wikipedia.org

The maggots are capable of causing severe tissue damage or even death to the host. en.wikipedia.org

The most common historical pejorative term for an umpire, particularly a field umpire, was white maggot, in reference to their historical white guernseys. en.wikipedia.org

They are known as an agricultural pest, their larva being the common apple worm or maggot. en.wikipedia.org

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