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apple maggot

American  

noun

  1. railroad worm.

apple maggot British  

noun

  1. a fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, the larvae of which bore into and feed on the fruit of apple trees: family Trypetidae

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Etymology

Origin of apple maggot

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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