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.
Mlad oblik neke životinje koji se u mnogome pogledu razlikuje od roditeljskog oblika (prvi stadijum u razviću insekata).