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apple maggot
apple maggot
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of apple maggot1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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