| NOUN | animal | tortricid moth, tortricid | any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings |
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| Meaning | Any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls. | |
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| Synonym | tortricid | |
| Member of | Tortricidae, family Tortricidae | leaf rollers and codling moths |
| Narrower | codling moth, codlin moth, Carpocapsa pomonella | A small grey moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts |
| leaf roller, leaf-roller | moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk | |
| orange tortrix, tortrix, Argyrotaenia citrana | California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges | |
| tea tortrix, tortrix, Homona coffearia | small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants | |
| Broader | moth | typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae |
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