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rat-tailed maggot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
rat--tailed -mag-got
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The aquatic larva of a hoverfly in either the tribe Eristalini or the tribe Sericomyini, which breathes through a tail-like air tube.

Inflected Forms

rat-tailed maggots (plural)

Phrases

rat-tailed larva

Frequently Paired Words

rat-tailed larva

Questions

What does rat-tailed maggot mean?
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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