TORTRICID Definition & Meaning

tortricid

[tawr-truh-sid]

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noun

Also called tortrix.��any of numerous moths of the family Tortricidae, comprising the leaf rollers, having broad, squarish, slightly fringed wings.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Tortricidae.

tortricid

/ ˈ��ɔː�ٰ�ɪ��ɪ�� /

noun

any small moth of the chiefly temperate family Tortricidae, the larvae of which live concealed in leaves, which they roll or tie together, and are pests of fruit and forest trees: includes the codling moth

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the family Tortricidae

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of tortricid¹

< New Latin Tortricidae (1829), equivalent to Tortric-, stem of Tortrix a genus ( Latin tor ( ��ŧ�� ) to twist, wind, wrap + -�ٰ�ī�� -trix ) + -idae -id ²

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of tortricid¹

C19: from New Latin �մǰ��ٰ�ī��岹��, from tortrix, feminine of tortor, literally: twister, referring to the leaf-rolling of the larvae, from tor��ŧ�� to twist

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A total of 69 nymphs attacked the ten tortricid larvae, and 47 of them did not detach themselves from the larvae even after being deposited in ethanol.

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tortoni Tortuga

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