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TORTRICID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls

Synonyms:

tortricid; tortricid moth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("tortricid" is a kind of...):

moth (typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tortricid"):

leaf-roller; leaf roller (moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk)

Homona coffearia; tea tortrix; tortrix (small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants)

Argyrotaenia citrana; orange tortrix; tortrix (California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges)

Carpocapsa pomonella; codlin moth; codling moth (a small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts)

Holonyms ("tortricid" is a member of...):

family Tortricidae; Tortricidae (leaf rollers and codling moths)

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