Associations to the word «Tortricid»

Wiktionary

TORTRICID, noun. (zoology) Any member of the large moth family Tortricidae.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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