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noun
A larva or larviform female adult of a beetle of the genus Phrixothrix, characterized by two different colours of bioluminescence, red and green, like railroad signals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
larvae bore into and feed on apples
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella
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Broader terms: fruit fly, pomace fly
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