Maggoty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈæɡɑːɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaɡɒti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaɡɒti/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈæɡɑːɾi/.

Examples

flyblown meat
a sack of maggoty apricots

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flyblown

Parts of Speech

adjective

spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies

“flyblown meat”

Word Forms

maggot

noun

the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

madig

verdorben und mit Eiern und Fliegenlarven bedeckt

🇫🇷French

véreux

gâté et couvert d'œufs et de larves de mouches

🇪🇸Spanish

agusanado

estropeado y cubierto de huevos y larvas de moscas

🇮🇹Italian

verme

rovinato e ricoperto di uova e larve di mosche

🇳🇱Dutch

made

verwend en bedekt met eieren en larven van vliegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

verme

estragado e coberto com ovos e larvas de moscas

🇷🇺Russian

червь

испорченный и покрытый яйцами и личинками мух

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तरंगी

खराब हो चुका है और मक्खियों के अंडों और लार्वा से ढका हुआ है

🇮🇳Tamil

புழுதி

கெட்டுப்போய் முட்டைகள் மற்றும் ஈக்களின் லார்வாக்களால் மூடப்பட்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మాగ్గోటీ

చెడిపోయిన మరియు గుడ్లు మరియు ఫ్లైస్ లార్వాలతో కప్పబడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

मॅगोटी

खराब झालेले आणि अंडी आणि माशांच्या अळ्यांनी झाकलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેગોટી

બગડેલું અને ઇંડા અને માખીઓના લાર્વાથી ઢંકાયેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುಳುಗಳು

ಹಾಳಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ನೊಣಗಳ ಲಾರ್ವಾಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಚ್ಚಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുഴു

കേടായതും മുട്ടകളും ഈച്ചകളുടെ ലാർവകളും കൊണ്ട് മൂടിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੈਗੋਟੀ

ਖਰਾਬ ਅਤੇ ਅੰਡੇ ਅਤੇ ਮੱਖੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਲਾਰਵੇ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

میگوٹی

خراب اور انڈے اور مکھیوں کے لاروا کے ساتھ احاطہ کرتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蛆虫

变质并布满苍蝇卵和幼虫

🇯🇵Japanese

ウジ虫

腐って卵やハエの幼虫で覆われている

🇰🇷Korean

구더기

부패하고 알과 파리 애벌레로 덮여 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có giòi

hư hỏng và phủ đầy trứng và ấu trùng ruồi

🇹🇭Thai

วิตถาร

เน่าเสียและเต็มไปด้วยไข่และตัวอ่อนของแมลงวัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

dgn belatung

busuk dan dipenuhi telur dan larva lalat

🇲🇾Malay

maggot

rosak dan ditutup dengan telur dan larva lalat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يرقة

مدلل ومغطى بالبيض ويرقات الذباب

🇮🇷Persian

حشره دار

خراب و پوشیده از تخم و لارو مگس

🇹🇷Turkish

kurtçuk

şımarık ve sinek yumurtaları ve larvalarıyla kaplı

🇮🇱Hebrew

רימת

מפונקים ומכוסים בביצים ובזחלים של זבובים

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