tortricid
tortricid
Definition
tor·tri·cid (tôr′tri sid)
noun
any of a family (Tortricidae) of small, broad-bodied moths whose larvae feed on the leaves of shrubs and trees: the larvae of some species roll and fasten leaves together to form nests
Etymology: < ModL Tortricidae < L tortus: see tort
Browse dictionary entries near tortricid
- tortoni
- Tortola
- tortoiseshell
- tortoise beetle
- tortoise
- tortious
- tortilla
- tortile
- torticollis
- tortfeasor
- Tortuga
- tortuosity
- tortuous
- torture
- Toruń
- torula
- torus
- Torvalds, Linus
- Tory
- ToS
