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tortricid

American  
[tawr-truh-sid] / ˈtɔr trə sɪd /

noun

  1. Also called tortrix.  any of numerous moths of the family Tortricidae, comprising the leaf rollers, having broad, squarish, slightly fringed wings.

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Tortricidae.

tortricid British  
/ ˈtɔːtrɪsɪd /

noun

  1. any small moth of the chiefly temperate family Tortricidae, the larvae of which live concealed in leaves, which they roll or tie together, and are pests of fruit and forest trees: includes the codling moth

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adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Tortricidae

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Etymology

Origin of tortricid

< New Latin Tortricidae (1829), equivalent to Tortric-, stem of Tortrix a genus ( Latin tor ( quēre ) to twist, wind, wrap + -trīx -trix ) + -idae -id 2

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