English → Latin
“maggot” in Latin
vermisa wormvermiculusa disease of dogs which drives them mad.; the scarlet worm for coccum (“scarlet color”).terēdōwoodworm, boring-worm, wood-fretter; mothmīruswonderful, marvelous, amazing, surprising, miraculousineptiasilliness, folly, absurdity
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
maggot
A kind of worm or grub, vermes; vermiculus; teredo (Plin.).
An odd fancy, mirum or ineptum commentum; ineptiae, plur.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for maggot?
- The usual Latin words for “maggot” are vermis, vermiculus, terēdō; also mīrus, ineptia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.