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Noun: apple maggot  'a-pul 'ma-gut
  1. Larvae bore into and feed on apples
    - railroad worm [N. Amer], Rhagoletis pomonella

Derived forms: apple maggots

Type of: fruit fly, pomace fly

Part of: genus Rhagoletis, Rhagoletis

Encyclopedia: Apple maggot