maggotlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English maggot Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English maggotlike From maggot + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling a maggot.
A wormlike, or else more commonly a maggotlike, creature, according to the species of the parasite, hatches from this egg […]
1876, George Bowdler Buckton, Monograph of the British Aphides:Once we had the photos, it was just a matter of counting all the maggotlike images of caribou on the white snow background.
1998, L David Mech, The Wolves of Denali:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most maggotlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more maggotlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |