railroad worm
railroad worm · railroad worms
A larva or larviform female adult of a beetle of the genus Phrixothrix, characterized…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.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
An apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella)
More definitions
- larvae bore into and feed on apples
Forms
plural: railroad worms| Singular | railroad worm |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- larvae bore into and feed on apples:apple maggotRhagoletis pomonella
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedrailway beetle