TORTRIX


Meaning of TORTRIX in English

[tor.trix] n [NL Tortric-, Tortrix, genus of moths, fr. L tortus, pp. of torquere to twist; fr. the habit of twisting or rolling leaves to make a nest] (ca. 1797): a tortricid moth

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