Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tortrix"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tortrix \Tor"trix\, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of
the family {Tortricid[ae]}, the larv[ae] of which usually
roll up the leaves of plants on which they live; -- also
called {leaf roller}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which
are not venomous. One species ({Tortrix scytal}[ae]) is
handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn alive
by the natives of Brazil for a necklace.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tortrix
n 1: California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
[syn: {orange tortrix}, {Argyrotaenia citrana}]
2: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants [syn:
{tea tortrix}, {Homona coffearia}]
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