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Definition of Tortricid
1. Noun. Any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls.
Generic synonyms: Moth
Group relationships: Family Tortricidae, Tortricidae
Specialized synonyms: Leaf Roller, Leaf-roller, Homona Coffearia, Tea Tortrix, Tortrix, Argyrotaenia Citrana, Orange Tortrix, Tortrix, Carpocapsa Pomonella, Codlin Moth, Codling Moth
Definition of Tortricid
1. a. Of or pertaining to Tortix, or the family Tortricidæ.
Definition of Tortricid
1. Noun. (zoology) Any member of the large moth family Tortricidae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tortricid
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Tortricid
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tortricid
Literary usage of Tortricid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1907)
"... tortricid GENERA WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW AMERICAN SPECIES. BY AUGUST BUSCK.
The tortricid moths, placed in European and American catalogues under the ..."
2. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1904)
"... like we would make two folds in a napkin. The larva is bright green with a
pale-yellow head. In good season it will develop into a handsome tortricid— ..."
3. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1900)
"A dehisced tortricid pupa is a most beautiful and instructive object, but difficult
to handle by way of description. The whole pupa is arched by the ..."
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