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pea-maggot

pea-maggot noun: the caterpillar of a small moth, Cydia nigricana, which lays its eggs in pea pods.

Noun

pea-maggot (plural pea-maggots)

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

Forms of pea-maggot

pluralpea-maggots

Questions about pea-maggot

What does pea-maggot mean?
Pea-maggot means the caterpillar of a small moth, Cydia nigricana, which lays its eggs in pea pods.
What part of speech is pea-maggot?
Pea-maggot is a noun.
What is the plural of pea-maggot?
The plural of pea-maggot is pea-maggots.

Words near pea-maggot in the dictionary

  1. pea-coated
  2. pea-combed
  3. pea-jacketed
  4. pea-knuckle
  5. pea-knuckle war
  6. pea-maggot
  7. pea-maggots
  8. pea-nut
  9. pea-nuts
  10. pea-pheasant
  11. pea-pheasants

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