tortricid moths

  • 1tortricid — [tôr′tri sid] n. [< ModL Tortricidae < L tortus: see TORT] any of a family (Tortricidae) of small, broad bodied moths whose larvae feed on the leaves of shrubs and trees: the larvae of some species roll and fasten leaves together to form… …

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  • 2tortricid — noun Etymology: New Latin Tortricidae, from Tortric , Tortrix Date: circa 1891 any of a family (Tortricidae) of small stout bodied moths many of whose larvae feed in fruits • tortricid adjective …

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  • 3tortricid — noun any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls • Syn: ↑tortricid moth • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑leaf roller, ↑leaf roller, ↑tea tortr …

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  • 4tortricid moth — noun any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls • Syn: ↑tortricid • Hypernyms: ↑moth • Hyponyms: ↑leaf roller, ↑leaf roller, ↑tea tortrix, ↑ …

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  • 5tortricid — /tawr treuh sid/, n. 1. Also called tortrix /tawr triks/. any of numerous moths of the family Tortricidae, comprising the leaf rollers, having broad, squarish, slightly fringed wings. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Tortricidae. [ < …

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  • 6tortricid — tor•tri•cid [[t]ˈtɔr trə sɪd[/t]] n. ent any of numerous small moths of the family Tortricidae, that have broad, squarish, slightly fringed wings. Also calledtor′trix [[t] trɪks[/t]] • Etymology: &LT; NL Tortricidae (1829) &LT; Tortric , s. of&#8230; …

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  • 7fireworm — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : the larva of various small tortricid moths that eats the leaves of the cranberry giving the vines a scorched look 2. : glowworm * * * /fuyeur werrm /, n. 1. the larva of any of several moths, as Rhopobota naevana (black&#8230; …

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  • 8Abies pectinata — Turpentine Tur pen*tine, n. [F. t[ e]r[ e]bentine, OF. also turbentine; cf. Pr. terebentina, terbentina, It. terebentina, trementina; fr. L. terebinthinus of the turpentine tree, from terebinthus the turpentine tree. Gr. ?, ?. See {Terebinth}.] A …

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  • 9alligator — Pine Pine, n. [AS. p[=i]n, L. pinus.] 1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See {Pinus}. [1913 Webster] Note: There are about twenty eight species in the United States, of which the {white pine} ({Pinus Strobus}), the {Georgia pine} …

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  • 10Araucaria excelsa — Pine Pine, n. [AS. p[=i]n, L. pinus.] 1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See {Pinus}. [1913 Webster] Note: There are about twenty eight species in the United States, of which the {white pine} ({Pinus Strobus}), the {Georgia pine} …

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