codling moth

noun

Meaning

A small moth, Cydia pomonella, whose larvae (the apple worms) are destructive to apples and other fruit

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Related words

carpocapsa pomonella(English)codlin moth(English)apple worm(English)railroad worm(English)apple borer(English)apple moth(English)apple maggot(English)apple fly(English)

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Sources

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