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Meaning of railroad worm | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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)

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Railroaded Railroader railroadiana Railroading Railroads Rails

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