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apple midges

apple midges is the plural of apple midge.

Meaning of apple midge

Noun

apple midge (plural apple midges)

  1. (obsolete) A small dipterous insect (Lycoriella ingenua), the larva of which bores in apples.
  2. Any midge whose larvae cause damage to apples.
    Synonyms:
    apple leaf midge, Sciara mali, Molobrus mali

Questions about apple midges

What is apple midges the plural of?
Apple midges is the plural of apple midge.

Words near apple midges in the dictionary

  1. apple maggots
  2. apple mango
  3. apple martini
  4. apple martinis
  5. apple midge
  6. apple midges
  7. apple mint
  8. apple mints
  9. apple moss
  10. apple mosses
  11. apple moth

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