English Dictionary

plum gouger

名詞

A weevil or curculio (Coccotorus scutellaris or Coccotorus prunicida) which destroys plums by making round holes in the pulp in which to lay its eggs. The larva bores into the stone and eats the kernel.

日本語の意味

「plum gouger」とは、ショウジョウバエ類の一種で、梅（またはプラム）の果実に丸い穴を開けて卵を産み付け、その後、幼虫が核に侵入し核を食害する害虫です。

The plum gouger ruined the harvest by making round holes in the fruit to lay its eggs, and the larvae later bored into the stones and ate the kernels.

ウメゾウムシが果実に丸い穴を開けて卵を産み、その幼虫が後に種の中に入り核を食べてしまったため、収穫は台無しになった。

意味（1）

A weevil or curculio (Coccotorus scutellaris or Coccotorus prunicida) which destroys plums by making round holes in the pulp in which to lay its eggs. The larva bores into the stone and eats the kernel.

plum gougers （ plural ）