Meanings
nounapple worm (plural apple worms)
plural apple worms · alternative appleworm · alternative apple-worm
- The larva of the codling moth (Cydia pomonella).
Translations
Finnish omenamato
- omenamatothe larva of the codling moth, Cydia pomonella
Persian کرم سیب
- کرم سیب (kerm-e sib)the larva of the codling moth, Cydia pomonella
Polish larwa owocówki jabłkóweczki
- larwa owocówki jabłkóweczkithe larva of the codling moth, Cydia pomonella
Portuguese bicho da maçã
- bicho da maçãthe larva of the codling moth, Cydia pomonella
Russian я́блонная плодожо́рка
- я́блонная плодожо́рка (jáblonnaja plodožórka)the larva of the codling moth, Cydia pomonella
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