tortricid

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noun

Any moth of the family Tortricidae, also known as leafroller moths.

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tortricid moth
Origintranslingual Tortricidae →
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Meanings

nountortricid (plural tortricids)

plural tortricids

  1. biologyAny moth of the family Tortricidae, also known as leafroller moths.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls

Similar
tortricid moth
Broader
moth
Also see
tortrix

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. translingualTortricidae
  2. translingualTortricidae
  3. Englishtortricid

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 捲葉蛾 /卷叶蛾
  • 捲葉蛾 /卷叶蛾 (juǎnyè'é)Translations
Finnish kääriäinen
  • kääriäinenTranslations
German Wickler
  • WicklerTranslations
Italian tortrice
  • tortriceTranslations
Polish zwójka
  • zwójkaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

tortricid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortricid

MLA

“tortricid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortricid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tortricid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortricid.

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