maggot
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/ˈmæɡət/
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/ˈmæɡət/
A small creature that looks like a tiny worm, which is the baby stage of a fly. People often find them in food that is going bad and sometimes use them to fish.
When I forgot to take out the trash for a week, I found a maggot in the bin.