"maggotless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more maggotless [comparative], most maggotless [superlative]
Etymology: maggot + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|maggot|less}} maggot + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} maggotless (comparative more maggotless, superlative most maggotless)
  1. Free of maggots.
    Sense id: en-maggotless-en-adj-S1P8uxih Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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