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RAILROAD WORM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Larvae bore into and feed on apples
Synonyms:
apple maggot; railroad worm; Rhagoletis pomonella
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("railroad worm" is a kind of...):
fruit fly; pomace fly (any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits)
Holonyms ("railroad worm" is a member of...):
genus Rhagoletis; Rhagoletis (a genus of Trypetidae)
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