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Tortrix

WORDNET DICTIONARY

tortrix(n = noun.animal) argyrotaenia citrana, orange tortrix - California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges;

is a kind of tortricid, tortricid moth

is a member of genus tortrix

tortrix(n = noun.animal) homona coffearia, tea tortrix - small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants;

is a kind of tortricid, tortricid moth

is a member of genus tortrix

Tortrix, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.].

Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family Tortricidæ, the larvæ of which usually roll up the leaves of plants on which they live; -- also called leaf roller. [1913 Webster]
A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are not venomous. One species (Tortrix scytalæ) is handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn alive by the natives of Brazil for a necklace. [1913 Webster]

Tortrix, n. any moth of the family Tortricidae, esp. Tortrix viridana, the larvae of which live inside rolled leaves.

Etymology

mod.L, fem. of L tortor twister: see TORT