Etymology

tortricid

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Today it means: Any moth of the family Tortricidae, also known as leafroller moths. Full definition →

translingual Tortricidae
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  1. translingual · borrowed fromTortricidae
  2. translingual · borrowed fromTortricidae
  3. English todaytortricid

Borrowed from Translingual Tortricidae. By surface analysis, tortrix + -id.

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