单词 | apple maggot |
释义 | > as lemmasapple maggot apple maggot n. the larva of the apple fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, which forms winding tunnels in the flesh of apples (also called railroad worm); (also) the fly itself. ΚΠ 1866 Circular (Oneida & Wallingford Communities) 23 Apr. 48/1 The larva of the codling moth, or..the apple worm is quite a different insect from the apple maggot. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xvii. 417 The apple maggot or railroad worm, Rhagoletis pomonella, is a pest on apples. 2004 Backwoods Home Mag. Jan. 30/1 Those apple maggots are nasty little critters. But they can be battled successfully. < as lemmas |
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