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apple maggot

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apple maggot
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, the larvae of which bore into and feed on the fruit of apple trees: family Trypetidae
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Noun1.apple maggotapple maggot - larvae bore into and feed on apples
railroad worm, Rhagoletis pomonella
fruit fly, pomace fly - any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
genus Rhagoletis, Rhagoletis - a genus of Trypetidae


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