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larvae bore into and feed on apples

1. : apple maggot

2. : the larva or wingless female of any of several So. American beetles (genus Phrixothrix) of the family Cantharidae

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.

[1905-10]

railroad worm,

= apple maggot. (Cf. ↑apple maggot)