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maed

nounanimals

whitish fly larva in decaying matter

A maggot — the whitish larval form of a fly, typically found in decaying organic matter.

Example in use

I fand a maed in da fishbox

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/MAYD/

Word snapshot

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rare
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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: made

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