rat-tailed maggot

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rattāld′)


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rat-tailed maggot  (rattāld′),USA pronunciation 
  1. Insectsthe aquatic larva of any of several syrphid flies of the genus Eristalis, that breathes through a long, thin tube at the posterior end of its body.


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