ORANGE TORTRIX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orange tortrix mean? 

• ORANGE TORTRIX (noun)
  The noun ORANGE TORTRIX has 1 sense:

1. California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges

  Familiarity information: ORANGE TORTRIX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORANGE TORTRIX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Argyrotaenia citrana; orange tortrix; tortrix

Hypernyms ("orange tortrix" is a kind of...):

tortricid; tortricid moth (any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls)

Holonyms ("orange tortrix" is a member of...):

genus Tortrix (type genus of the Tortricidae)