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California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
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tortrix
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n. (context zoology English) Any member of the moth genus (taxlink Tortrix genus noshow=1).
Wikipedia
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Not to be confused with the corn chips of the same name, popular in Guatemala . Tortrix is a genus of moths belonging to the Tortricidae family.
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n. California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges [syn: orange tortrix , Argyrotaenia citrana ] small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants [syn: tea tortrix , Homona coffearia ]
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Tortrix \Tor"trix\, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family Tortricid[ae] , the larv[ae] of which usually roll up the leaves of plants on which they live; -- also called leaf roller ...