TORTRIX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tortrix mean? 

• TORTRIX (noun)
  The noun TORTRIX has 2 senses:

1. California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges

2. small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants

  Familiarity information: TORTRIX used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• 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 ("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 ("tortrix" is a member of...):

genus Tortrix (type genus of the Tortricidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Homona coffearia; tea tortrix; tortrix

Hypernyms ("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 ("tortrix" is a member of...):

genus Tortrix (type genus of the Tortricidae)