Codling moth Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts
codlin moth; Carpocapsa pomonella.
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(Zoöl.) , a small moth (Carpocapsa Pomonella ), which in the larval state (known as the apple worm) lives in apples, often doing great damage to the crop.
