"railroad worm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: railroad worms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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.
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  2. An apple maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella) Categories (lifeform): Elateroid beetles, Tephritoid flies
    Sense id: en-railroad_worm-en-noun-PktF3Hcu Disambiguation of Elateroid beetles: 24 76 Disambiguation of Tephritoid flies: 21 79 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84

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