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rat-tailed maggot

rat-tailed maggot noun: the aquatic larva of a hoverfly in either the tribe Eristalini or the tribe Sericomyini, which breathes through a tail-like air tube.

rat-tailed maggot: the aquatic larva of a hoverfly in either the tribe Eristalini or the tribe Sericomyini, which...
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Noun

rat-tailed maggot (plural rat-tailed maggots)

  1. The aquatic larva of a hoverfly in either the tribe Eristalini or the tribe Sericomyini, which breathes through a tail-like air tube.

Forms of rat-tailed maggot

pluralrat-tailed maggots

Questions about rat-tailed maggot

What does rat-tailed maggot mean?
Rat-tailed maggot means the aquatic larva of a hoverfly in either the tribe Eristalini or the tribe Sericomyini, which breathes through a tail-like air tube.
What part of speech is rat-tailed maggot?
Rat-tailed maggot is a noun.
What is the plural of rat-tailed maggot?
The plural of rat-tailed maggot is rat-tailed maggots.

Words near rat-tailed maggot in the dictionary

  1. rat-tail files
  2. rat-tail radish
  3. rat-tail radishes
  4. rat-tail splice
  5. rat-tail splices
  6. rat-tailed maggot
  7. rat-tailed maggots
  8. rat-tailed pit viper
  9. rat-tailed pit vipers
  10. rat-tails
  11. rat-tat

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