apple midge

noun

A small dipterous insect (Lycoriella ingenua), the larva of which bores in apples.

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apple leaf midgeSciara maliMolobrus mali
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Meanings

nounapple midge (plural apple midges)

plural apple midges

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

    Synonyms: apple leaf midge, Sciara mali, Molobrus mali

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny midge whose larvae cause damage to apples.

Similar
apple leaf midgeSciara maliMolobrus mali
Also see
apple leaf midge
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