apple maggot

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Definitions of apple maggot words

noun apple maggot a fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, the larvae of which bore into and feed on the fruit of apple trees: family Trypetidae 3
noun apple maggot a fruit fly larva (Rhagoletis pomonella) that infests apples and other fruits 3
noun apple maggot the winged adult stage of this fruit fly 3
noun apple maggot railroad worm. 1

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1865-70

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