"rat-tailed maggot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rat-tailed maggots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rat-tailed maggot (plural rat-tailed maggots)
  1. The aquatic larva of a hoverfly in either the tribe Eristalini or the tribe Sericomyini, which breathes through a tail-like air tube. Categories (lifeform): Aschizan flies Related terms: rat-tailed larva
    Sense id: en-rat-tailed_maggot-en-noun-0scmf3qc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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