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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tortrix  \Tor"trix\,  n.  [NL.,  fr  L.  torquere  tortum  to  twist.] 
  1.  (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}. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  genus  of  tropical  short-tailed  snakes,  which 
  are  not  venomous.  One  species  ({Tortrix  scytal}[ae])  is 
  handsomely  banded  with  black,  and  is  sometimes  worn  alive 
  by  the  natives  of  Brazil  for  a  necklace. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tortrix 
  n  1:  California  moth  whose  larvae  live  in  esp.  oranges  [syn:  {orange 
  tortrix},  {Argyrotaenia  citrana}] 
  2:  small  Indian  moth  infesting  e.g.  tea  and  coffee  plants  [syn: 
  {tea  tortrix},  {Homona  coffearia}] 




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