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railroad worms

railroad worms is the plural of railroad worm.

Meaning of railroad worm

Noun

railroad worm (plural railroad worms)

  1. A larva or larviform female adult of a beetle of the genus Phrixothrix, characterized by two different colours of bioluminescence, red and green, like railroad signals.
  2. An apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella)

Questions about railroad worms

What is railroad worms the plural of?
Railroad worms is the plural of railroad worm.

Words near railroad worms in the dictionary

  1. railroad tramp
  2. railroad tramps
  3. railroad truck
  4. railroad trucks
  5. railroad worm
  6. railroad worms
  7. railroadana
  8. railroaded
  9. railroader
  10. railroaders
  11. railroadiana

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