tortrix

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noun

A tortrix moth, any member of the family Tortricidae

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tortricidleafrollerorange tortrixArgyrotaenia citranatea tortrixHomona coffearia
Origintranslingual Tortrix →
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Meanings

nountortrix (plural tortrixes or tortrices)

plural tortrixes · plural tortrices

  1. biologyA tortrix moth, any member of the family Tortricidae

    Synonyms: tortricid, leafroller

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tortrix moth, any member of the family Tortricidae

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tortricidleafroller

More synonyms by meaning

nounCalifornia moth whose larvae live in especially oranges

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orange tortrixArgyrotaenia citrana
Broader
tortricidtortricid moth

nounsmall Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants

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tea tortrixHomona coffearia
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tortricidtortricid moth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. translingualTortrix“genus name”
  2. Englishtortrix

From translingual Tortrix (“genus name”), being the namesake of the family Tortricidae.

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APA

tortrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortrix

MLA

“tortrix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortrix. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tortrix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tortrix.

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