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Rhagoletis

noun
Rhag·o·le·tis | \ˌragəˈlētə̇s\

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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History and Etymology for Rhagoletis

New Latin, irregular from Greek rhag-, rhax malmignatte

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