tortrix

See also: Tortrix

English

Etymology

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

Noun

tortrix (plural tortrixes or tortrices)

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

Synonyms

• (moth): tortricid, leafroller

References

• “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