ETYM W. macai, pl. maceiod, magiod, a worn or grub; cf. magu to bread.
The larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter.
Soft, plump, limbless larva of flies, a typical example being the larva of the blowfly which is deposited as an egg on flesh.
1. Stade antérieur ŕ l'état adulte.
2. (Au figuré) Loque. Cet homme est une larve.
1. Invertébré allongé et sans pattes. Ver de terre.
2. Asticot. Viande couverte de vers.
3. Larve. Ver blanc.
4. Parasite. Ver solitaire.