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Magot vs Mealworm - What's the difference?

magot | mealworm |

As nouns the difference between magot and mealworm

is that magot is (archaic) the barbary ape while mealworm is the larval stage of the mealworm beetle (), a species of (darkling beetle).

magot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) The Barbary ape.
  • * 1800 , The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex (volume 31, page 16)
    • The magot differs from the ape by having a long muzzle and large canine teeth; and from the baboon by having no actual tail; though it has an exuberance of skin which bears that appearance.
    (Webster 1913) ----

    mealworm

    English

    (wikipedia mealworm) (Tenebrio molitor)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The larval stage of the mealworm beetle (), a species of (darkling beetle).