maggot

The legless, soft-bodied, wormlike larva of any of various dipteran flies, often found in decaying matter.

A despicable person.

An extravagant notion; a whim.

Properly, the larva of a fly or other insect: hence, in general, a grub; a worm: applied to footless larvæ, and especially to the larvæ of flies.

A whim; a crotchet; an odd fancy: mostly in such expressions as a maggot in one’s head.

A frisky fellow; one given to pranks.

A whimsical impromptu melody or song.

(See also cheese-maggot, meat-maggot.)

The footless larva of any fly. See larval.

A whim; an odd fancy.