tortricine

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noun

Any moth of the subfamily Tortricinae

Origintranslingual Tortricinae →
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Meanings

nountortricine (plural tortricines)

plural tortricines

  1. biologyAny moth of the subfamily Tortricinae

Origin

  1. translingualTortricinae
  2. Englishtortricine

Borrowed from translingual Tortricinae.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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