tortrix

See also: Tortrix

English edit

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Etymology edit

From translingual Tortrix (“genus name”), being the namesake of the family Tortricidae.

Noun edit

tortrix (plural tortrixes or tortrices)

(entomology) A tortrix moth, any member of the family Tortricidae

Synonyms edit

(moth): tortricid, leafroller

References edit

“tortrix”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“tortrix”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Tortrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tortrix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tortrix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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