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railroad worm

 
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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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