plum gouger
plum gouger · plum gougers
A weevil or curculioA weevil or curculio (Coccotorus scutellaris or Coccotorus pruniphilus)
Meaning
1 sensesA weevil or curculio (Coccotorus scutellaris or Coccotorus pruniphilus)
Origin
So-called as it makes round holes in the pulp of a plum in which it lays its eggs. The larSo-called as it makes round holes in the pulp of a plum in which it lays its eggs. The larvae bore into the stone and eat the kernel.
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Forms
plural: plum gougers| Singular | plum gouger |
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