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noun

the larva of a fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, that burrows through apples, forming tunnels that sometimes appear on the skin as faint depressions or darkened trails: a serious pest of apples in colder regions of North America.

Also called apple maggot.

Origin:
1905–10

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railroad worm
noun
larvae bore into and feed on apples [syn: apple maggot]

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