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Rhagoletis

noun
Rhag·​o·​le·​tis | \ ˌragəˈlētə̇s\

Definition of Rhagoletis

: a genus of trypetid flies containing many whose larvae feed on fruits and berries — see apple maggot, cherry fruit fly

History and Etymology for Rhagoletis

New Latin, irregular from Greek rhag-, rhax malmignatte

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