HyperDic: apple_maggot

English > 1 sense of the expression apple maggot:
NOUNanimalapple maggot, railroad worm, Rhagoletis pomonellalarvae bore into and feed on apples
English > apple maggot: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarvae bore into and feed on apples.
Synonymsrailroad worm, Rhagoletis pomonella
Member ofRhagoletis, genus RhagoletisA genus of Trypetidae
Broaderfruit fly, pomace flyAny of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
SpanishRhagoletis pomonella

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