Maggotless
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Free of maggots.
"[…] a mixed group of about twenty-five beetles […] were left to starve from 5:00 P.M. one evening until 11:00 A.M. the next morning. A piece of maggotless carrion was then put in the cage."
Example
More examples"[…] a mixed group of about twenty-five beetles […] were left to starve from 5:00 P.M. one evening until 11:00 A.M. the next morning. A piece of maggotless carrion was then put in the cage."
Etymology
From maggot + -less.
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