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noun
Any moth of the family Tortricidae, also known as leafroller moths.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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noun
any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tortricid moth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: moth
Narrower terms: leaf roller, leaf-roller, tea tortrix, tortrix, Homona coffearia, orange tortrix, Argyrotaenia citrana, codling moth, codlin moth, Carpocapsa pomonella
History
Borrowed from Translingual Tortricidae. By surface analysis, tortrix + -id.
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