rat-tailed maggot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

rat-tailed maggot rat-tailed maggots

Related words

rat-tailed larva
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