HyperDic: railroad_worm

English > 1 sense of the expression railroad worm:
NOUNanimalrailroad worm, apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonellalarvae bore into and feed on apples
English > railroad worm: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarvae bore into and feed on apples.
Synonymsapple maggot, 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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