TORTRICID


Meaning of TORTRICID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtȯr-trə-səd ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin Tortricidae, from Tortric-, Tortrix

Date: circa 1891

: any of a family (Tortricidae) of small stout-bodied moths many of whose larvae feed in fruits

• tortricid adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.