maggot
/ˈmæɡət/noun
उच्चारण मैगट
कीड़ा, इल्ली
Core word
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a creature like a small short worm, that is the young form of a fly and is found in decaying meat and other food
कीड़ा, इल्ली
- maggots in rotten food
- Maggots crawled out of the rotten fruit left in the bin.
- The meat had gone bad and was full of maggots.
+ 2 more examples
- Maggots are used in some hospitals to clean dead tissue from wounds.
- Keep the dustbin covered, or flies will lay eggs that turn into maggots.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
maggot (countable noun, usually plural)
Maggot is countable and is mostly used in the plural, because maggots are found in groups on rotting food or meat.
'Maggot' countable है और प्रायः बहुवचन में प्रयुक्त होता है, क्योंकि maggots सड़ते भोजन या मांस पर समूह में पाए जाते हैं।
- The dustbin was full of maggots.
- Maggots appeared on the fish left in the sun.
full of / crawling with maggots
Use full of or crawling with to say that something is covered with maggots; infested with is a more formal alternative.
किसी चीज़ पर maggots भरे होने के लिए 'full of' या 'crawling with' आता है; 'infested with' अधिक औपचारिक विकल्प है।
- The old fruit was crawling with maggots.
- The wound was infested with maggots.
maggot as an insult (informal)
Calling someone a maggot is a strong insult meaning a worthless or disgusting person; it should be avoided in polite speech and exam writing.
किसी को 'maggot' कहना कड़ा अपमान है, जिसका अर्थ तुच्छ या घृणित व्यक्ति है; शिष्ट बोलचाल और परीक्षा-लेखन में इससे बचना चाहिए।
- The villain in the story calls his servant a maggot.
- In science we use the word larva, not maggot, for a fly's young.
+Collocations 4
adjective + maggots
wrigglingwhitetinyfatrotten
- White maggots wriggled in the rotten mango.
verb + maggots
breedinfesthatchcrawl withremove
- Flies lay eggs on meat, and maggots hatch within a day.
maggots + in/on
in rotting meatin a woundin the dustbinon dead fishin the compost
- The inspector found maggots in the stored grain.
maggot + noun
therapyfarminfestationlarvabait
- Doctors once used maggot therapy to clean deep wounds.
“More examples 5
- The butcher's shop was closed after maggots were found in the meat.
मांस में कीड़े मिलने के बाद कसाई की दुकान बंद कर दी गई।
- Fishermen sometimes use maggots as bait.
मछुआरे कभी-कभी maggots को चारे के रूप में प्रयोग करते हैं।
- A maggot is the young form of a housefly.
Maggot घरेलू मक्खी की शिशु-अवस्था (larva) होती है।
- Cover the food, or flies will lay eggs and maggots will follow.
भोजन को ढकिए, नहीं तो मक्खियाँ अंडे देंगी और कीड़े पड़ जाएँगे।
- The pile of garbage behind the school was alive with maggots.
स्कूल के पीछे कचरे का ढेर कीड़ों से भरा हुआ था।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name small creatures that students confuse, but each is a different young or adult form.
ये शब्द छोटे जीवों के नाम हैं जिन्हें विद्यार्थी भ्रमित करते हैं, पर हर शब्द अलग अवस्था या रूप को बताता है।
The legless young form of a fly, found in rotting matter.
मक्खी की बिना पैरों वाली अवस्था, जो सड़ती वस्तुओं में पाई जाती है।
- Maggots grew on the stale meat.
The scientific word for the young form of any insect, including a maggot.
किसी भी कीट की शिशु-अवस्था के लिए वैज्ञानिक शब्द, जिसमें maggot भी शामिल है।
- The larva becomes a pupa and then an adult.
A long soft creature without legs, not an insect, such as an earthworm.
पैरों रहित लंबा कोमल जीव, कीट नहीं, जैसे केंचुआ।
- An earthworm is good for the soil.
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: a maggot is the larva of a fly.
विज्ञान में maggot मक्खी का लार्वा है।