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apple_midge

apple midge

English

Noun

apple midge (plural apple midges)

  1. (obsolete) A small dipterous insect (Lycoriella ingenua), the larva of which bores in apples.
  2. Any midge whose larvae cause damage to apples.

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References

  • apple midge at apple in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • 2004 research PR