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.

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Meanings

nounrat-tailed maggot (plural rat-tailed maggots)

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.
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APA

rat-tailed maggot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rat-tailed%20maggot

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“rat-tailed maggot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rat-tailed%20maggot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rat-tailed maggot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rat-tailed%20maggot.

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