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 under apple in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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