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单词 railroad worm
释义

railroad worm

noun

1
[probably from its dissemination by railroad] : apple maggot
2
[from the rows of luminescent spots along its sides making it resemble a lighted train] : the larva or wingless female of any of several South American beetles (genus Phrixothrix of the family Cantharidae)

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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