"leaf roller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leaf rollers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leaf roller (plural leaf rollers)
  1. A caterpillar of any tortrix moth (Tortricidae family), a pest that infests plants and rolls up their leaves. Wikipedia link: leaf roller Categories (lifeform): Tortricid moths Synonyms: leaf-roller Derived forms: chestnut leaf roller (taxonomic: Pammene fasciana), leaf roller moth (taxonomic: Tortricidae spp.), rose leaf roller (taxonomic: Archips rosana), strawberry leaf roller (taxonomic: Ancylis comptana), vine leaf roller (taxonomic: Sparganothis pilleriana) Translations (Translations): kääriäisen toukka (Finnish), tīkopa (Maori)

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