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FAMILY TORTRICIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Leaf rollers and codling moths
Synonyms:
family Tortricidae; Tortricidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Tortricidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "family Tortricidae"):
tortricid; tortricid moth (any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls)
genus Tortrix (type genus of the Tortricidae)
genus Homona; Homona (tea tortrix)
Argyrotaenia; genus Argyrotaenia (orange tortrix)
Carpocapsa; genus Carpocapsa (codling moths)
Holonyms ("family Tortricidae" is a member of...):
Lepidoptera; order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)