[ˈmaɡət], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a soft-bodied legless larva of a fly or other insect, found in decaying matter
(e.g: the maggots attack the roots of the developing cabbages)

- a whimsical or strange idea


Phrases:
- act the maggot

Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps an alteration of dialect maddock, from Old Norse mathkr, of Germanic origin