- rat-tailed maggot
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/rat"tayld'/the aquatic larva of any of several syrphid flies of the genus Eristalis, that breathes through a long, thin tube at the posterior end of its body.
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rat-tailed maggot
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Rat-tailed maggot — Rat tailed maggots are the larvae of some species of hoverfly, commonly Eristalis tenax . A characteristic feature of rat tailed maggots is a tube like, three segmented, telescoping breathing siphon located at their posterior end. This acts like… … Wikipedia
rat-tailed maggot — often the mousie (q.v.) used in ice fishing, the rat tailed maggot of the hoverfly, cultured as bait. The rat tail is a telescopic siphon used as a snorkel for breathing while submerged … Dictionary of ichthyology
rat-tailed maggot — noun see rat tailed larva … Useful english dictionary
rat-tail maggot — rat tailed maggot a maggot of one of the hover flies (genera Eristalis and Helophilus); they cause intestinal and nasal myiasis … Medical dictionary
rat-tailed larva — noun or rat tailed maggot : the larva of a syrphid fly of Eristalis or related genera that is remarkable for the long telescopic tubular tail with spiracles at the tip through which air is brought down from above the mud or putrefying matter in… … Useful english dictionary
Eristalis tenax — Drone fly redirects here. For the less common species of the same name, see Eristalis pertinax. Eristalis tenax Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
drone fly — noun : a nearly cosmopolitan two winged fly (Eristalis tenax) of the family Syrphidae superficially resembling the drone bee see rat tailed larva * * * drone fly noun A hoverfly • • • Main Entry: ↑drone * * * n. a hoverfly that resembles a… … Useful english dictionary
mousie — 1) a small white worm or grub used as bait in ice fishing. Usually the rat tailed maggot of the hoverfly, cultured as bait. The rat tail is a telescopic siphon used as a snorkel for breathing while submerged 2) a small jig used in ice fsihing … Dictionary of ichthyology
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Eristalis pertinax — Taxobox | name = Eristalis pertinax image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera subordo = Brachycera… … Wikipedia
