apple maggot


Origin:
1865–70, Americanism

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apple maggot
 
n
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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Apple maggot is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example sentences
Also snowberry may be a host for the snowberry maggot which is nearly impossible to distinguish from the apple maggot.
Sticky spheres for estimating apple maggot adult abundance.
Insects include fall webworm cankerworms, and apple maggot.
Another study involving the apple maggot and related host races will address questions on how these host species have evolved.
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