"tortrix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tortrixes [plural], tortrices [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Tortrix (“genus name”), being the namesake of the family Tortricidae. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Tortrix|t=genus name}} translingual Tortrix (“genus name”), {{taxfmt|Tortricidae|family}} Tortricidae Head templates: {{en-noun|+|tortrices}} tortrix (plural tortrixes or tortrices)
  1. (entomology) A tortrix moth, any member of the family Tortricidae Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Tortricid moths Synonyms (moth): tortricid, leafroller

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