Rhagoletis

noun

Rhag·​o·​le·​tis

ˌragəˈlētə̇s

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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek rhag-, rhax malmignatte

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