pea-maggot

noun

The caterpillar of a small moth, Cydia nigricana, which lays its eggs in pea pods.

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Meanings

nounpea-maggot (plural pea-maggots)

plural pea-maggots

  1. The caterpillar of a small moth, Cydia nigricana, which lays its eggs in pea pods.
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