Definition of Rhagoletis
:a genus of trypetid flies containing many whose larvae feed on fruits and berries — see apple maggot, cherry fruit fly
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Rhagoletis
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Rhag·o·le·tis
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ˌragəˈlētə̇s
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Origin and Etymology of rhagoletis
New Latin, irregular from Greek rhag-, rhax malmignatte
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